ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,843, issued on June 17, was assigned to GEA Tuchenhagen GmbH (Buchen, Germany).
"Safety device" was invented by Gundar Scholz (Schonberg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A safety device comprises a main body that extends along a longitudinal axis, a first coupling portion and a second coupling portion, and a first sleeve and a second sleeve. The first and second sleeves are arranged on the main body so as to be movable along the longitudinal axis. The first and second sleeves and the main body are selectively movable into a position in which at least one of the first sleeve or the second sleeve cover the associated first coupl...