ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,161, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Frankische Industrial Pipes GmbH & Co. KG (Konigsberg, Germany).
"Fluid connection" was invented by Soren Schroter (Konigsberg, Germany), Johannes Barfuss (Konigsberg, Germany) and Richard Valenta (Trebic, Czech Republic).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid coupling may include a receiving element, a securing element, a retaining element and a plug-in element. The securing element may be displaceable between a release position and a locking position. The securing element being may be engaged with the retaining element in the release position of the securing element. The plug-in element may al...