ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,640,380, issued on May 26, was assigned to Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany).

"Pressure vessel" was invented by Udo Schaich (Stuttgart, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Pressure vessel (52) for storing a fluid in an interior (58), having a vessel opening (55) for conducting the fluid out of the interior of the pressure vessel and a connecting member (62) for fixing the connecting member to the pressure vessel in a fluid-tight manner, the connecting member comprising: a connecting element (63) having an opening (65) for conducting the fluid through the vessel opening in the pressure vessel and through the opening in the connecti...