ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,700, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Connector assembly and female connector thereof" was invented by Cong Cao (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A female connector comprises a female connector housing and a flow separating seal. The female connector housing comprises a connecting section, an inlet section and an outlet section of which each being generally tubular. The connecting section comprises a first end and a second end opposite to each other, and the inlet section and the outlet section are connected to the first end and in fluid connection with the connecting section. The co...