ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,959, issued on July 28, was assigned to Quick Fitting Holding Co. LLC.
"Press fitting device, components and method" was invented by Libardo Ochoa Dias (West Warwick, R.I.) and Herbert J. Bouchard (West Greenwich, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A press fitting device, components and method provide one or more indicators to provide a visual indication that the fitting has been properly pressed around a tube and that the correct amount of pressure has been provided to create a permanent seal. In embodiments, a sealing ring is retained within an indentation of a main body component of the fitting and the sealing ring is expandable ...