ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,847, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Mercuury Plastics LLC (Middlefield, Ohio).

"Reservoir fluid coupling" was invented by Donald Currey (Chagrin Falls, Ohio), Scott Raymond Gardner (Chagrin Falls, Ohio), Grandin Rushlander (Mantua, Ohio) and Earl Christian Jr. (Chagrin Falls, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid coupling for use with a reservoir of a water distribution system, such as a ganged reservoir system."

The patent was filed on July 12, 2024, under Application No. 18/771,820.

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