ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,938, issued on May 13, was assigned to Ethylene LLC (Kentwood, Mich.).
"Conduit coupler for coupling stub end conduits" was invented by Ronald V. Andronaco (Alto, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conduit joint system securing ends of two conduits together includes first and second conduits having first and second flared ends and first and second liners protruding from the flared ends. The liners are joined together so that the flared ends are opposing and spaced from one another and portions of the liners are between the flared ends. An external coupler is configured to receive the flared ends and includes (i) a first flange re...