ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,074, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to CAREFUSION 303 INC. (San Diego).
"Fluid connector assembly" was invented by Mohammed Mehtab Khan (Bengaluru, India) and Seyed Alireza Salehi Borojerdi (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Fluid connector assemblies that seal off fluid paths in the respective connectors are disclosed. When connectors of a fluid connector assembly are connected to each other, respective compressible members in the connectors are displaced, allowing downstream fluid passage through the fluid connector assembly. The fluid connector assemblies may further include a coupling mechanism for providing a...