US Patent Issued to Hutchinson Fluid Management Systems on July 29 for "High tolerance quick connect coupling" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,181, issued on July 29, was assigned to Hutchinson Fluid Management Systems Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"High tolerance quick connect coupling" was invented by Chethan Kumar Hanumanthappa Tembad (Auburn Hills, Mich.), Aaron Ritzrow (Shelby Township, Mich.), Steve Todt (Clinton Township, Mich.) and Luc Milanini (Beverly Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fitting for use in a manifold or other tubular assembly includes a core and at least one tubular coupling sleeve slidably and sealingly fitted over a distal end of the core to accommodate predetermined tolerances in the relative positions of fluid ports connected with the t...