ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,206, issued on May 27, was assigned to Georg Fischer LLC (Irvine, Calif.).
"Secondary containment for operable valves" was invented by Michael Paul Beutler (Cabot, Ark.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A secondary containment system for a primary pipe system having primary pipes connected by a connection point having a valve. The secondary containment system having longitudinally divided first and second shells larger than and disposed around the connection point of the primary pipes. Each shell having longitudinally extended edges on opposite sides and arcuate openings at opposite ends. A sealing gasket is provided having arcuate end ...