ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,738, issued on April 22, was assigned to Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. (Northville, Mich.).
"Quick connector with verifier" was invented by Stephen S. Frederiksen (Clarkston, Mich.), Kenneth J. Gocha (Flint, Mich.) and Tisiphone A. Titus (Warren, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A quick connector assembly coupling a fluid tube to a receptacle body includes a socket portion and a wall bordering a socket opening. A pair of latch openings extend through the wall into the socket opening. A bracket installed on the wall includes a pair of spring latches that reach through a respective one of the pair of latch openings into the socket...