ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,577, issued on March 24, was assigned to AKWEL (Champfromier, France).
"Quick obturation coupling connection" was invented by Stephane Borel (Bedarrides, France) and Peter Faulstroh (Sutton Coldfield, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluidic coupler includes male and female connectors, each including an inner fluid duct and a valve that is elastically displaceable in the duct wherein the valves interact with one another by mutually pushing one another into a fluidically open position in a coupling configuration and wherein the valves are elastically returned to a position in which the duct is sealed closed by closing h...