ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,936, issued on May 13, was assigned to VICTAULIC COMPANY (Easton, Pa.).
"Method of installing a pipe coupling" was invented by Matthew A. Bowman (Palmer, Pa.) and Thomas Nunnally (Telford, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of installing a coupling for joining pipe elements uses a pipe coupling having two segments with action surfaces in facing relationship. Attachment elements on each segment, in the form of lugs, accommodate adjustable fasteners which draw the segments together when tightened. Support surfaces on the lugs engage one another and react the fastener force. Stop surfaces are positioned on the lugs adjacent to ...