ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,434, issued on April 14, was assigned to Oetiker NY Inc. (Lancaster, N.Y.).
"Fluid connection assembly" was invented by Kari Ann Sausen (Clarence, N.Y.), Kristian James Hagen (Gasport, N.Y.) and Robert John Kern (Williamsville, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retainer including a first section including a first male connector and a first female connector, a second section completely removable from the first section, the second section including a second male connector and a second female connector, a first end, a second end, a radially inward facing surface including a radially inward extending rib, and a radially outward faci...