ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,697, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Tesla Inc. (Austin, Texas).
"Hydraulic coupling device" was invented by Vivek Subbayya (Mountain View, Calif.), Andrew Pires (San Francisco) and Mohamed Ibrahim (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Coupling devices (100) useful for fluidly connecting components of products, such as vehicle coolant components, are described. The coupling device may be press-fit onto male barb interfaces and thereby create a robust and durable liquid-tight seal, and may allow for autonomous factory installation. The coupling device may include an internal material (102), an external material (104), flar...