ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,362, issued on July 1, was assigned to STRATEC SE (Birkenfeld, Germany).
"Hose coupling and method for use in analysis systems" was invented by Martin Zver (Birkenfeld, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hose coupling for a fluidic connection in an analytical system, and a method of using the same. The hose coupling comprises a sleeve comprising a first hollow cylinder having a channel connected to a hose at one end and having a first opening for receiving a plug at the other end, the end for receiving the plug being at least partially surrounded by a locking ring and having a handle with a gripping surface on the opposite side ...