ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,228,224, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to TWM IP LLC (Lake Zurich, Ill.).
"Seal component for fluid distribution system" was invented by Theodore W. Meyers (Barrington, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seal component includes a cylindrical wall, a frustoconical wall extending inwardly from the cylindrical wall, and a seal plate enclosing the frustoconical wall. The seal plate includes a first removable panel and a second removable panel, the second removable panel disposed within an area of the first removable panel. A seal component includes a circumferential ridge circumscribing the second removable panel, the circumferential ri...