ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,584, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. (Northville, Mich.).
"Pipeline fitting" was invented by Jesse Richard Whipkey (Oscoda, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipeline fitting comprises a body having a first tubular nose section formed on a first end portion of the pipeline fitting. At least one gripping member having a ramped wall extends axially over the body from the first nose section, the gripping member terminating in a lengthened radial gripping surface located between first and second shortened radial gripping surfaces that are positioned perpendicularly on the body to the axial directio...