Conduit connection with sensing function
US8439404B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
- Arthur Frank Anton
- Michael Ray Butkovic
- Johan Jan Goemans
- Kevin Mracek
- Dale C. Arstein
- Franziska H. Dacek
- John D. Karkosiak
- Jeffrey Michael Rubinski
- David Bryan O'Connor
- David E. O'Connor
- Nicholas Raney Lubar
- Gerhard H. Schiroky
- Mark A. Bennett
- Theodore J. Gausman
- Andrew P. Marshall
- Larry Dean Vandendriessche
- Sylvia Antionette Bon
- William H. Glime, III
- Michael J. Mohlenkamp
- Peter C. Williams
- Richard A. Ales
- Stephen W. Moore
- Sunniva R. Collins
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L2201/00
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Mechanically attached connections for conduits may include a conduit gripping member and first and second connection members. The first and second connection members may be, for example, a nut member and a body member where the connection members cause axial movement of the conduit gripping member to grip and seal the conduit when the assembly is pulled-up. The mechanically attached connection may include a sensing function for detecting or sensing a condition or characteristic of at least one of the following: the mechanically attached connection, one or more of the connection members, the fluid contained by the mechanically attached connection, or a combination thereof. The sensing function may be, for example, a sensor that is integrated with at least one of the nut member and the body member.
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