US Patent Issued to Cooper-Standard Automotive (Deutschland) on April 21 for "Union screw for a pipeline provided with at least one flange, in particular a brake pipe" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,144, issued on April 21, was assigned to Cooper-Standard Automotive (Deutschland) GmbH (Schelklingen, Germany).

"Union screw for a pipeline provided with at least one flange, in particular a brake pipe" was invented by Sebastian Abbott (Heidelberg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A union screw (1) for pipes (2) provided with at least one flare (21) comprises a metal base body (10) which accommodates the pipe (20). The union screw (1) further comprises a screw head (12), a threaded portion (13), a contact portion (15) which is configured to abut the flare (21) of the pipe (20), and a functional layer (40) with which the base b...