ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,578,041, issued on March 17, was assigned to Naber Holding GmbH & Co. (Nordhorn, Germany).
"Pipe connector and an assembly of a pipe connector with at least two pipes" was invented by Hans-Joachim Naber (Nordhorn, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipe connector for connecting at least two pipes, wherein the pipe connector has a first receptacle with a first insertion opening for inserting a pipe and a second receptacle with a second insertion opening for inserting a pipe, wherein the pipe connector has at least one preferably circumferential stop arranged between the first and the second insertion opening on an inner side of the...