ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,178, issued on July 29, was assigned to Guangzhou Fengxue Technology Co. Ltd. (Guangzhou, China).

"Adapter assembly" was invented by Hong Zhou (Guangzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adapter assembly relates to the technical field of adapter hoses. The adapter assembly includes a main pipeline and an adapter pipeline. The main pipeline configured to circulate gas or liquid. The adapter pipeline is provided with a near end and a far end opposite to the near end of the adapter pipeline. The near end of the adapter pipeline and the main pipeline are integrally formed. The far end of the adapter pipeline is configured to be c...