ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,204, issued on May 19, was assigned to Westcoast Performance USA Inc. (Anaheim, Calif.).
"Colinear coupling assembly" was invented by Robert Zantos (Santa Ana, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure concerns a coupling assembly comprising at least first coupler, a second coupler, locators which assist in properly aligning the couplers, and hardware to hold the two couplers together. The coupling assembly may have more than one coupler. One end of each coupler is configured to attach to an assembly member. Another end of each coupler is configured with a coupling mechanism such that it may be coupled to the coupling mecha...