ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,558, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY (Arlington, Va.).

"Assembly to form a seal on a conduit" was invented by Eric Wayne Burger II (Everett, Wash.) and Korey James Harbke (Everett, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly to form a seal around a conduit. The assembly includes a mold with multiple sections that mate together to form a cavity that extends around the conduit. A retaining plate is configured to mount to the conduit and positioned in contact with the mold. A knuckle has a clamshell configuration with a first jaw and a second jaw that are pivotally connected together by a connector and movable...