ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,482, issued on May 26, was assigned to TERUMO K.K. (Tokyo).
"Connector set and female connector" was invented by Tasuku Kuriyama (Kai, Japan) and Toshihiko Kakinoki (Oyama, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector set includes a male connector; and a female connector. The male connector includes: a hollow rod-shaped flow path connection portion that defines a first flow path therein and that has a first axis as a center, and a lock protrusion that has an inner peripheral edge extending in a circumferential direction around the first axis. The female connector includes: a cap, a housing, and a valve body. The cap includes: a to...