ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,100, issued on July 15, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Device and method for connecting a cooling nozzle to a cooling lubricant supply" was invented by Klaus Hofmann (Hochstadt, Germany) and Florian Ganzmann (Wachenroth, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for connecting a cooling nozzle to a cooling lubricant supply for a grinding machine includes a central axis, a housing arranged for receiving the cooling nozzle, a rotary-linear transmission and a tube section. The rotary-linear transmission has a drive element, pivotable about the central axis, and a manual lever fixed ...