ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,567, issued on Nov. 11.

"Composite garden hose and process for producing composite garden hose" was invented by Yuanping Wu (Zhejiang, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composite garden hose comprises a pipe body, a first connector and a second connector, wherein, the pipe body comprises a first tubular part, a second tubular part and a third tubular part; the hardness of the first tubular part is lower than that of the second tubular part; the hose further comprises a first connector and a second connector, and the pipe body is connected with the first connector and the second connector."

The patent was filed on Jan. 9, 2024, ...