ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,199, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to STAUBLI FAVERGES (Faverges-Seythenex, France).
"Connector element" was invented by Christophe Durieux (Gilly sur Isere, France) and Serafim Marques Barroca (Albertville, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector element (1), for a quick connect coupling to a terminal (3) having an interface (33) with a cylindrical enclosure, the connector element with a body delimiting an inner passage (43) for the fluid. In order for the connector to be able to be coupled reliably with terminals of variable dimensions and interface quality, the invention provides that the body has a conical portion (45...