ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,436, issued on April 14, was assigned to WilMarc Holdings LLC (Fort Collins, Colo.).
"Genderless aseptic connector" was invented by Marcia Coulson (Fort Collins, Colo.), William A. Coulson (Fort Collins, Colo.) and Paul C. Ciccone (Wellington, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A genderless aseptic connector system in which a plurality of connectors of substantially identical configuration each include connector housing having an internal surface defining a fluid passage between a connector end and connector housing face having an annular seal and a membrane positioned to cover the annular seal, wherein, upon engagement of a first...