ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,192, issued on July 29, was assigned to HUTCHINSON S.R.L. (Rivoli, Italy).
"Duct for a fluid to be transported, in particular in a motor vehicle" was invented by Davide Pastena (Turin, Italy), Claudio Ramaro (Nichelino, Italy), Nicola Moretti (Gassino, Italy) and Katia Rossi (Collegno, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A duct includes an inner tube configured to have fluid flow through to be transported and an outer tube surrounding the inner tube. The outer tube defines, in its interior, a plurality of auxiliary channels, which extend in the longitudinal direction of the outer tube and are designed to contain or have a further au...