ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,767, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to SAFOCO INC. (Houston).

"Seal ring for use in face-to-face fluid conduit systems" was invented by David Lymberopoulos (Houston) and James Eric Amberg (Cleveland, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seal ring for use in a face-to-face fluid conduit system. The seal ring includes a backing ring, and a first sealing body coupled to an inner radial surface of the backing ring. The first sealing body includes a first portion extending above the backing ring, and a second portion extending below the backing ring. The fluid conduit system further includes a first fluid conduit including a first mati...