ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,959, issued on March 3, was assigned to DiversiTech Corp. (Duluth, Ga.).

"Threaded adapter seal" was invented by Christopher Cantolino (Bradenton, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A threaded adapter seal comprising fitting and sealing components for fluid transport applications. Opposed gripping and externally-threaded sections in the fitting component each have hollow interiors, and reduced interior and exterior diameter dimensions of the externally-threaded section compared to the gripping section, provide an interior stop separating the fitting component sections and also provide a radially-extending exterior surface therebetwe...