ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,292,147, issued on May 6, was assigned to HUTCHINSON (France).
"Fluid connection and fluid heating device" was invented by Ksenia Astafyeva (Montargis, France) and Thierry Benard (Checy, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluidic connection and fluid heating device for a fluid circuit, in particular for a motor vehicle, the device comprising a one-piece tubular body of plastic or composite material comprising at least one internal annular surface defining a fluid flow duct from an inlet to an outlet of the body and at least one external annular surface extending around the duct and on which is located at least one resistive heating ...