ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,080, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to TOYODA GOSEI Co. LTD. (Aichi-pref., Japan).
"Elbow pipe joint" was invented by Kenta Kuwayama (Aichi-ken, Japan) and Masayuki Miyamura (Aichi-ken, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An elbow pipe joint includes a tubular first pipe connecting portion which allows another joint to be connected, a tubular second pipe connecting portion which has a second central axis intersecting a first central axis of the first pipe connecting portion, a hollow valve accommodating portion which is connected to the first pipe connecting portion and the second pipe connecting portion and which has a valve acc...