US Patent Issued to PGI Northstar on July 21 for "Windshield wiper arm adapter, coupler and assembly" (Ohio, Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,363, issued on July 21, was assigned to PGI Northstar LLC (Memphis, Tenn.).

"Windshield wiper arm adapter, coupler and assembly" was invented by Lindsey Tufts (Cleveland), David Boll (Cleveland), Nicholas E. Stanca (Cleveland), Robert Soreo (Cleveland), R. Kenneth Thorstenson (Rochester Hills, Mich.), James Croston (Rochester Hills, Mich.) and Dan Ehde (Rochester Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adapter that connects with a coupler for a wiper element is configured to connect with a plurality of different wiper arms each having a different wiper arm style. The adapter can be a one-piece body or a multi-piece body having...