ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,989, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to CAREFUSION 303 INC. (San Diego).
"Connector coupling assembly" was invented by Jason Andrew Wine (Brea, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coupler including a first connector having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a valve extending from an area proximate the second end to an area proximate the first end, a second connector having a mating portion and a connecting portion opposite the mating portion, and a collar having a connecting end detachably coupled to the mating portion and an engaging end disposed opposite the connecting end, the collar including a thread detac...