ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,983, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to GMT GUMMI-METALL-TECHNIK GMBH (Buhl, Germany).
"Connecting sleeve, push-pull rod and method for producing a push-pull rod" was invented by Albert Uhl (Buhl, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connecting sleeve suitable for the production of a push-pull link bar includes a main body, a coupling section which is formed or arranged on the outer circumferential side on the main body, and a through bore, characterized in that the connecting sleeve has a first seal which is arranged at least partially on the outer circumferential side and a second seal which closes at least the through bore."
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