ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,421, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to NICHIRIN Co. LTD. (Hyogo, Japan).
"Hose with metal fitting" was invented by Atsuko Minami (Himeji, Japan) and Kazuhide Kishimoto (Himeji, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hose with a metal fitting includes a hose, a metal fitting connected to an end portion of the hose, and a sleeve covering at least a portion of the hose and metal fitting. The inside of the hose communicates with the inside of the metal fitting. The hose includes an inner-surface resin layer, a metal-wire reinforced layer, and an outer-surface resin layer. The sleeve includes a first cylindrical portion covering a portio...