ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,326, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Press-Seal Corp. (Fort Wayne, Ind.).
"Lateral connector for underground pipes" was invented by Daniel Krug Skinner (Fort Wayne, Ind.), Jimmy Gamble (Kendallville, Ind.) and Daniel Gunckel (Fort Wayne, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipe junction includes a corrugated pipe including a pipe wall having an inner pipe wall and an outer pipe wall, the outer pipe wall having a plurality of peaks and a plurality of valleys disposed between the plurality of peaks, and an opening through the pipe wall. The corrugated pipe junction includes a hub and sleeve assembly received within the opening of ...