ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,922, issued on June 24, was assigned to Parker-Hannifin Corp. (Cleveland).
"Self-centering blind mate fluid coupling" was invented by Timothy Marquis (Otsego, Minn.) and Andrew Holst (Plymouth, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coupling member for a blind mate fluid coupling includes a housing and a valve body that is self-centering and alignable relative to the housing. The valve body may include at least two radial shoulder portions that are configured to engage at least two corresponding radial abutments of the housing to improve self-centering when in a decoupled state. An engagement member, such as a socket, may be provided...