ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,759, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Nordson Corp. (Westlake, Ohio).
"Aseptic coupling system with seal isolating connectors" was invented by Casey Tyler Hebert (Fort Collins, Colo.), Jack Wise (Erie, Colo.) and Frank Lombardi (Longmont, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aseptic coupling system includes a first and second connectors having inboard mating portions, outboard terminal connections, first and second valve seals, and first and second valve elements. When the first and second connectors are joined in a coupled condition, the first and second valve elements are each moved from a shutoff position in sealing engagement ...