ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,069, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to SICK AG (Waldkirch, Germany).
"Process connection, sensor assembly and process plant" was invented by Jochen Scholder (Waldkirch, Germany) and Sebastian Schatzle (Waldkirch, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process connection, in particular for a sensor unit in a process plant, includes an external threaded adapter that has a screw-in passage and that is provided with an internal thread; an internal threaded adapter having a cylindrical through passage and an external thread; and an annular molded seal. The external threaded adapter has a radially peripheral inwardly projecting hollow c...