US Patent Issued to Colder Products on Oct. 27 for "Fluid handling couplings" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,769, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Colder Products Co. (Roseville, Minn.).

"Fluid handling couplings" was invented by Shaun J. Jacobsen (Minneapolis), Elizabeth J. Langer (Minneapolis) and Emma N. Miller (St. Paul, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Fluid couplings described herein are designed to prevent spillage of fluid when connecting and disconnecting the couplings. In some embodiments, the fluid couplings described herein include internal valve components. In example embodiments, the fluid couplings are designed with minimal component parts and are designed for easy assembly so that the fluid couplings are economical to ...