ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,359, issued on July 1, was assigned to Rain Bird Corp. (Azusa, Calif.).
"Tube coupling" was invented by Randall Dennis Bousfield (Tucson, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tube connector having a body and a coupler is provided. The body defines a fluid flow path therethrough. The coupler has an annular body including an outer wall and an inner surface. An end of the outer wall is mounted on the body at one end of the flow path. The inner surface is supported by the outer wall and defines a central opening for receiving an end portion of a tube. The coupler includes a barb protruding radially inward from the inner surface to engag...