ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,077, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Autonomous Solutions Inc. (Mendon, Utah).
"Slidable gladhand" was invented by Eric Poulson (Mendon, Utah), Mike McNees (Mendon, Utah), Robert Ashby (Mendon, Utah) and Mitch Torrie (Mendon, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gladhand is disclosed. The gladhand, for example, may include a gladhand body having a central axis and a substantially flat gladhand surface and a tongue that extends from the gladhand body and substantially perpendicular relative to the central axis. The gladhand, for example, may also include a concave pocket that extends from gladhand surface. The gladhand, for exam...