ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,768, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to AIRBUS ATLANTIC (Rochefort, France).

"Fluid circuit and method for connecting pipes of such a fluid circuit" was invented by Daniel Perherin (Saint Nazaire, France), Daniel Boulze (Aussonne, France) and Dimitri Rouyard (Les Moutiers en Rez, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid circuit, in particular for an aircraft, comprising at least one first duct (1) and a first connecting member (5), at least one second duct (2) and a second connecting member (6), a connector piece (3), for joining the two connection ends of the ducts (1, 2) in a leaktight manner, comprising a central sleeve (4) c...