ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,561, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Romac Industries Inc. (Bothell, Wash.).
"Pipeline connections" was invented by Joshua James Larkin (Bothell, Wash.), David Richard Albin (Bothell, Wash.) and Andrew Michael Lemke (Bothell, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system coupled to a pipeline includes a first portion and a second portion coupled to the first portion by an over-center latch and a secondary adjustment mechanism such that a diameter of the system can be adjusted independently by either the over-center latch or the secondary adjustment mechanism. The first portion may be coupled to the second portion by a ratchet mech...