US Patent Issued to Parker-Hannifin on Sept. 15 for "Fitting with a sealing sleeve, and associated assemblies and methods" (Ohio Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,736,160, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Parker-Hannifin Corp. (Cleveland).

"Fitting with a sealing sleeve, and associated assemblies and methods" was invented by Ty A. Henry (Atwater, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example fitting includes: a shell; a nipple disposed within the shell such that an internal annular space is formed between the shell and the nipple; and a sealing sleeve disposed in the internal annular space, wherein the sealing sleeve has a generally cylindrical shape and is made of a flexible material, wherein an annular space is formed between the sealing sleeve and the nipple to receive a hose in the annula...