US Patent Issued to Cooper-Standard Automotive on June 2 for "Latch verification utilizing a scannable image" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,645,903, issued on June 2, was assigned to Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. (Northville, Mich.).

"Latch verification utilizing a scannable image" was invented by Brian James Cardwell (Ypsilanti, Mich.), Kenneth Gocha (Flint, Mich.), Stephen S. Frederiksen (Clarkston, Mich.) and Christian A. Veraza (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A quick connector arranged to display a scannable image that verifies that engaging components of a quick connector have made a connection. A connector body includes an internal passage centrally located in the connector body adapted so that a pipe can be inserted into the passage. A latch membe...