ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,793, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to AVTECHTYEE INC. (Everett, Wash.).

"Fitting collar and tube-fitting assemblies incorporating fitting collars" was invented by Justin Edward Gill (Everett, Wash.), Daniel L. Moore (Edmonds, Wash.) and Glenn B. Newell (Marysville, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collar for applying a radial compressive force to an outer surface of a tube and a tube assembly including the collar and the tube."

The patent was filed on July 28, 2025, under Application No. 19/282,976.

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