ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,214,230, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to D. Wheatley Enterprises Inc. (Belcamp, Md.).
"Nutrition tube connector for sealed nutrition pouch" was invented by Patrick Hulbert (Dallastown, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a connector for connecting a sealed, flexible nutrition pouch to the hydration system of a user's protective mask, that allows the nutrition pouch to remain sealed until the user intends to consume the product inside of the nutrition pouch, enables resealing of the pouch after it has initially been opened, and allows connection of the nutrition pouch to the user's hydration system. The connector comprises a ...