US Patent Issued to MICRO MOTION on Feb. 11 for "Methods for coupling and hermetically sealing components composed of different materials" (Colorado Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,220,769, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to MICRO MOTION INC. (Boulder, Colo.).

"Methods for coupling and hermetically sealing components composed of different materials" was invented by Clinton R. Griffin (Erie, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for forming a pressure fit hermetic seal between a second component (104) and an interior member (108) is disclosed. The method comprises steps of coupling the second component (104) to a first component (102) by applying heat to one or more of the first component (102) and the second component (104) and allowing the first component (102) and the second component (104) to cool, where...