US Patent Issued to Hutchinson Fluid Management Systems on Sept. 16 for "Connector with movable collar for selectively displaying indicia" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,378, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Hutchinson Fluid Management Systems Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Connector with movable collar for selectively displaying indicia" was invented by Nithish Kumar Sundaramurthy (South Lyon, Mich.) and Daniel Blondell (Sterling Heights, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A female quick connector member for making fluid-tight connections includes a body having indicia and an axial opening for receiving and lockingly engaging a male quick connector member, a collar positioned over the body, a latch for holding the collar in a first position that conceals the indicia prior to coupling of the male...