ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,866, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).

"Brake line with attachment assembly for easy installation" was invented by Frank Acierno Valencia (Canton, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An attachment assembly for a fluid line on a vehicle may include a spigot operably coupled to the fluid line such that automotive fluid may flow from the fluid line through the spigot, a coupling member which may operably couple the fluid line to the spigot, and a locking member which may be operably coupled to the coupling member to secure the fluid line to a chassis of the vehicle via insertion of the loc...