ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,638,111, issued on May 26.
"Adapter systems" was invented by Jeffrey Glen Benson (Sweetwater, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adapter system including an adapter having a body defined by a proximal end, a distal end, and a through-hole; wherein the proximal end has external threads on an outer circumference and a smooth inner circumference. The proximal end is integral with the distal end. The distal end is stepped with a step; the step having inserts on an inside peripheral surface and locks. The locks have channels and a smooth outside peripheral surface. The adapter is configured for use in functional conjunction with piping to...