ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,264, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Colder Products Co. (Roseville, Minn.).

"Fluid couplings" was invented by Jeffrey Jonathan Martin (Robbinsdale, Minn.) and Ingo Mohr (Wiesbaden, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Some fluid coupling devices described herein are configured for use in fluid systems for purposes of providing a sterile connection for drug delivery. In some embodiments, the fluid coupling devices can be implemented as multi-use, sterile fluid coupling devices that are configured to reduce the likelihood of fluid spillage when being disconnected."

The patent was filed on March 2, 2023, under Application No. 18/...