ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,756,137, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Whitney Blake Co. (Bellows Falls, Vt.).

"Connector with multiple seals for preventing fluid flow into coupled together energy transmission lines" was invented by Theodore J. Speaker IV (Monterrey, Mexico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Connector includes male coupler including core and layer on perimeter of the core, core has free end extending past the layer. The core is more rigid than the layer. Energy transmission line is in the core of the male coupler. First seal on an outer perimeter of the layer of the male coupler has one triangular extension around the outer perimeter of the layer. Secon...