US Patent Issued to Eaton Intelligent Power on Feb. 17 for "Fluid fitting" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,546, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd. (Dublin).

"Fluid fitting" was invented by Christopher T. Cantrell (Jackson, Mich.), Gregory Kiernan (Grass Lake, Mich.), Ravi Soni (Okemos, Mich.) and Eric R. Marx (Michigan Center, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid fitting includes a nut, a sleeve, and a union. The union and the nut may include corresponding stops and corresponding markings. Corresponding stops and corresponding marking may engage with each other when the nut is sufficiently connected with the union. A method of connecting a fitting includes connecting a sleeve of the fitting with a nut ...