US Patent Issued on June 30 for "Inverted nozzle fixture and method" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,681, issued on June 30.

"Inverted nozzle fixture and method" was invented by Frank Bartels (Hattingen, Germany) and Juergen Rawert (Cologne, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides for device for clamping a fluidic component which is subjected to a fluctuating fluid pressure, said fluidic component having a downstream end, an opposite upstream end and an outer contour, said device comprising a holder, an elastomeric shaped part and a mating part, wherein the elastomeric shaped part comprises at least one compensating surface, and wherein the at least one compensating surface in the assembled state does not conta...