ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,152, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Reliance Worldwide Corp. (Atlanta).
"Tubular connector" was invented by William Vernon Kluss (Woombye, Australia), Eliana Pippen (Atlanta) and Randy Graves (Atlanta).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector includes a connecting body with a fluid passage at least part way therethrough, and a seal is provided with an outer portion of a fluid tube. A cartridge proximate to the connecting body has a hollow portion therethrough. A grab part has at least one tooth to retain the fluid tube and is between the cartridge and the seal. A demount part within the hollow portion moves the teeth to allow ...