ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,427, issued on April 14, was assigned to VIR VALVOINDUSTRIA ING. RIZZIO S.P.A. (Valduggia, Italy).
"Joint system between fittings and pipes" was invented by Marco Braga (Borgosesia, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a press-fit joint system for tight connection between a pocket provided at an open end of a fitting or valve and an open end of a pipe, the pocket of the fitting or valve slidably accommodates the pipe and has an annular seat projecting outwardly that accommodates a compressible ring seal, wherein the connection is formed by imparting a plastic deformation to the a pair formed by the pocket and the pipe, and compre...