ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,368, issued on April 14, was assigned to MikeysQuickCoupler LLC (Gillette, Wyo.).
"Split coupler for pipes" was invented by Michael L. Acosta (Gillette, Wyo.) and Timothy M. Acosta (Loveland, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A split coupler, and methods of making and using such a split coupler, whereby the split coupler includes a first semi-cylindrical member, a second semi-cylindrical member, and an interlocking assembly configured to interlock the first and second semi-cylindrical members to form a substantially cylindrical coupler having a coupler inner surface which defines a throughbore. Additionally, the split coupler can...