ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,157, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to TI GROUP AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Connection arrangement device and method for fluid line" was invented by Jonathan Brock (Bloomfield Township, Mich.), Benjamin Allen Sprygada (Battle Creek, Mich.), Timmons Seth (Auburn Hills, Mich.) and Matthew Stieber (Grosse Pointe Park, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connection arrangement device for making a secure connection with at least one tube in a fluid line includes an adapter body having a passage bore forming at least one fluid channel with at least two outlets and a mating block having a cavity with at least one long...