ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,379, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to XIAMEN LOTA INTERNATIONAL Co. LTD. (Xiamen, China).
"Pipe joint for quick releasable pipe connector assembly and quick releasable pipe connector assembly" was invented by Shuanglin Bai (Fujian, China), Liming Ye (Fujian, China) and Chuanbao Zhu (Fujian, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipe joint for quick releasable pipe connector assembly comprises: an annular part defining a central axis; a pair of shank parts arranged symmetrically with respect to the central axis and each with a free end away from the annular part, an inner surfaces of the pair of shank parts being spaced from each...