US Patent Issued to SANOH INDUSTRIAL on Nov. 3 for "Pipe joint" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,886, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to SANOH INDUSTRIAL Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Pipe joint" was invented by Satoshi Daimon (Koga, Japan) and Yuji Nakamoto (Koga, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipe joint includes a joint body, a pipe insertion part into which a pipe is to be inserted, an annular tightening member and a restriction part. The pipe insertion part is configured by a resin material with greater softness and elasticity than a material configuring the joint body, and is integrated with the joint body. The tightening member is disposed at an outer circumferential of the pipe insertion part and tightens the pipe insertion p...