US Patent Issued to VICTAULIC on Sept. 1 for "Coupling permitting longitudinal axis rotation of pipe elements" (Pennsylvania Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,687, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to VICTAULIC COMPANY (Easton, Pa.).

"Coupling permitting longitudinal axis rotation of pipe elements" was invented by Eric Frank Finlayson (Stroudsburg, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coupling permitting rotation of pipe elements about their longitudinal axes includes a first ring attachable to a first of the pipe elements. The first ring has a first collar projecting outwardly therefrom and defining a low friction bearing surface. A housing defines a bore therethrough surrounding a longitudinal axis arranged coaxially with the bore. The housing has a first end and a second end oppositely di...