ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,076, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to NITTO KOHKI Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Pipe joint assembly" was invented by Masahide Suzuki (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipe assembly includes male and female joints. The female joint includes a rotary coupling member rotatable around an outer peripheral surface of a female joint body, and a locking member pivotable relative to the rotary coupling member. The rotary coupling member has a surface facing a rear end portion thereof. A male joint body is configured to be inserted into the rotary coupling member such that rotation of the rotary coupling member to a coupling position causes a p...