ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,292,154, issued on May 6, was assigned to Dresser Water LLC (Houston).
"Pipe coupling sleeve assembly" was invented by Daryl M. Piontek (Great Valley, N.Y.) and Raymond C. Minich (Bradford, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conduit coupling assembly having an arcuate middle ring extending axially between first and second arcuate clamp rings, an arcuate gasket configured to be positioned radially between the first clamp ring and the fluid conduit, the middle ring comprising an outwardly extending annular flange disposed axially between and radially overlapping at least a portion of the first clamp ring and at least a portion the gasket...