ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,074, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Tyco Fire Products LP (Cranston, R.I.).
"Pipe coupling" was invented by Sandra M. Lippka (Warwick, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipe coupling has a housing, a mounting portion extending away from a first side of the housing, and a hinge portion extending away from a second side of the housing. The housing is defined by a first axial wall, a second axial wall spaced apart from the first axial wall, and a semi-cylindrical outer surface extending between the first axial wall and the second axial wall. Each of the first axial wall and second axial wall have a semi-annular shape defining a ...