US Patent Issued to Blue Origin Manufacturing on May 5 for "Quick disconnect coupling systems and related methods" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,502, issued on May 5, was assigned to Blue Origin Manufacturing LLC (Huntsville, Ala.).

"Quick disconnect coupling systems and related methods" was invented by Randall J. Strauss (Tacoma, Wash.) and William Goettler (Kent, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Quick disconnect devices for high pressure fluid transfer, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative quick disconnect system includes a first connector and a second connector. The second connector can have an opening sized and shaped to receive a first end of the first connector. The second connector can include a poppet positioned to open the first connec...