ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,227,403, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to M&M Machinery Services Inc. (Fort Worth, Texas).
"Vent tube for bottling machine and related methods" was invented by Alton W. Mowdy (Fort Worth, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas stem assembly is disclosed including a vent tube having at least one protrusion extending radially from the vent tube and a receiver having a non-circular opening and an attachment surface at an end of the non-circular opening. The vent tube is at least partially insertable through the non-circular opening of the receiver when the vent tube and the at least one protrusion are aligned with the non-circular ope...