US Patent Issued to U-CONSULTING on Dec. 9 for "Connecting device for connecting a first pipe end to a second pipe end" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,770, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to U-CONSULTING GMBH (Wolfertschwenden, Germany).

"Connecting device for connecting a first pipe end to a second pipe end" was invented by Gunter Untch (Badenweiler, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connecting device for connecting a first pipe end to a second pipe end includes a support ring made to abut the first rear face and a locking device releasably connected to the support ring. The support ring or the locking device in the assembled state projects axially above the first end face and forms a receiving opening into which the second widened portion can be introduced. A locking member ...