ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,853, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Corex LLC (Oregon City, Ore.).

"Apparatus and method for installing a fitting onto fluid line" was invented by Scott Hanson (Oregon City, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for installing a fitting onto a fluid line, comprising a main body and a fitting installation member. The main body comprises a base and a guide member, wherein the base comprises a groove extending in a first direction configured to receive at least a portion of the fluid line, wherein the guide member is connected to and spaced apart from the groove of the base, and wherein the guide member comprises a hole e...