US Patent Issued to Hutchinson Fluid Management Systems on Nov. 4 for "Quick connector coupling with verification tab" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,757, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Hutchinson Fluid Management Systems Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Quick connector coupling with verification tab" was invented by Nithish Kumar Sundaramurthy (South Lyon, Mich.), Daniel Blondell (St. Clair Shores, Mich.) and Luc Milanini (Beverly Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A female connector member adapted to quickly couple with a male connector member includes a connector body having a fluid passageway and opening for receiving the male connector member, a slot defined in a wall of the female connector member, and a verification tab received in the slot and slidingly movable with...