ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,772, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to SaniSure Inc. (Camarillo, Calif.).

"Fluid distribution junctions and assembly methods" was invented by Richard Shor (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), Chris Ballew (Moorpark, Calif.) and Xin-Xin Trinh (Reseda, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There are disclosed apparatus including fluid distribution junctions and methods of assembly therefor. Flexible conduits connect to the junctions, and a consumable subsystem of the junction, conduits and receptacle caps or other connectors may be pre-assembled for ease of use. A subassembly is formed by coupling a plurality of flexible tubular conduits to a plura...