US Patent Issued to Knappco on May 5 for "Vapor line coupler" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,667, issued on May 5, was assigned to Knappco LLC (Hamilton, Ohio).

"Vapor line coupler" was invented by Jeffrey Scott Cousineau (Centerville, Ohio), Joseph Patrick Roth (Milford, Ohio) and Tod David Usrey (Liberty Township, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system including an coupler configured to be coupled to an adapter, the coupler including a body defining a fluid path through which vapor is configured to flow, and a valve positioned in the fluid path. The valve is biased to a closed position and configured to be moved to an open position when the coupler is coupled to an adapter. The coupler further includes an arm coupled t...