ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,956, issued on March 3, was assigned to Colder Products Co. (Roseville, Minn.).
"Fluid couplings" was invented by Yogesh Mohan Bhat (Bengaluru, India), Elizabeth J. Langer (Minneapolis) and Grant A. Wilhelm (Plymouth, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Some fluid coupling devices that are used in fluid handling systems are designed to snap together and then secured to each other using a collar and collet mechanism. Some such fluid coupling devices are well suited for use in fluid handling systems that provide fluid cooling for heat generating devices such as computer hardware that benefit from compact fluid couplings that provide a...