US Patent Issued to Viega Technology on July 28 for "Device for connecting a water pipe to a component having a passage" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,966, issued on July 28, was assigned to Viega Technology GmbH & Co. KG (Attendorn, Germany).

"Device for connecting a water pipe to a component having a passage" was invented by Philipp Schulte (Lennestadt, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for connecting a water pipe to a component, including a connecting piece having a first end to be connected to the component, a second end to be connected to a water pipe, and an outwardly projecting stop. The first end includes an annular groove or socket for receiving a sealing ring. A sealing ring is arranged in the annular groove or the socket, and with a fastening element for fa...