ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,174, issued on July 29, was assigned to Zelup (Lyons, France).
"Two-phase connector" was invented by Thomas Issler (Verin, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluidic connection system for connecting two two-phase pipes includes two coaxial sleeves defining a central flow flowing through the inner sleeve and an annular flow flowing through the space between the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve. The connection system includes a second complementary connector that is configured to be fastened to the end of one of the two-phase pipes and a first complementary connector that is configured to be fastened to the complementary end of t...