ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,216, issued on July 22, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).
"Fluid connection for a vehicle" was invented by Michael Hrecznyj (Livonia, Mich.), Michael M. Azzouz (Farmington, Mich.), Scott Nydam (Farmington Hills, Mich.), Clay Wesley Maranville (Ypsilanti, Mich.), Chris Robert Sculthorpe (Canton, Mich.) and John Wayne Jaranson (Dearborn, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid connection for a vehicle includes a duct extending from a compartment wall of the vehicle. The duct defines a first channel and a second channel each in fluid communication with a climate control system of the vehicle. A contain...