ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,436, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Mueller Industries Inc. (Collierville, Tenn.).
"Fitting" was invented by Jeston S. Cowen (Memphis, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fitting configured to connect an inlet or outlet of a fluid reservoir to a conduit, wherein the inlet or outlet has a flared end having a diameter that is greater than a tube body of the inlet or the outlet. The fitting includes a housing having a first open end configured for receipt of the inlet or the outlet and a second open end configured for receipt of the conduit; a retaining nut configured to mate with first open end; and a slip washer configured to b...