US Patent Issued to Bellco on Sept. 8 for "Connector system" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,251, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Bellco S.R.L. (Mirandola, Italy).

"Connector system" was invented by Niccolo Chelli (Rufina, Italy) and Angela Visciano (Modena, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector includes a plug and a socket. The plug defines a channel extending between a plug inlet defined by the plug and a plug outlet defined by the plug, where the plug inlet is configured to mechanically and fluidically engage a first conduit. The socket includes a socket body defining a socket well and a socket membrane. The socket is configured to mechanically and fluidically engage a second conduit, and the plug is configu...