ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,205, issued on June 10, was assigned to MAXI SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS (SUZHOU) Co. LTD (Suzhou, China).

"Pipeline, pipeline connector, and liquid chromatography system" was invented by Pan Yang (Suzhou, China), Jianjun Deng (Suzhou, China) and Xuefeng Luo (Suzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipeline includes a pipeline body, a sealing member, and a sleeve. The pipeline body includes a connection end; the connection end includes a first section and a second section adjacent to the first section; and the first section includes an end face perpendicular to the axis of the pipeline body. The sealing member includes a first annu...