US Patent Issued to JOHN CRANE UK on May 20 for "Coupling members that join first and second rotary members" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,720, issued on May 20, was assigned to JOHN CRANE UK Ltd. (Slough, Great Britain).

"Coupling members that join first and second rotary members" was invented by Paul Matzen (Barnton, Great Britain) and Klaus-Dieter Meck (Manchester, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Coupling members to join two rotary members, such that the coupling members (300) include a unitary body having a first coupling element (302), a second coupling element (304), and a hub (306), wherein the unitary body forms a single piece with the hub (306) extending between and connecting the first coupling element (302) to the second coupling element (304). T...