ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,322, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Sartorius Stedim FMT (Aubagne, France).
"Unions for joining fluid conduits" was invented by Michael A. Zumbrum (New Oxford, Pa.) and William Kimmick (Mechanicsburg, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A union for connecting a first fluid conduit and a second fluid conduit includes a body. The body defines a central passage about a central longitudinal axis of the body with the body having a first side and a second side. The body is configured to define a first adhesive channel between a first fluid conduit and the first side of the body and to define a second adhesive channel between a second fl...