ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,476,403, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).
"Connecting apparatus" was invented by Peter Quade (Walsrode, Germany) and Maximilian Gunther (Hannover, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connecting apparatus (interface) for connecting a component to a further component includes at least one electrical connecting device for producing an electrical connection and at least one hydraulic connecting device for producing a hydraulic connection. The connecting apparatus is configured in such a way that an electrical connection and a hydraulic connection of the connecting apparatus to a component can...