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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123256 | Safety lock for cam lock fitting Method and apparatus for a safety lock for a cam lock fitting contained in a housing mounted onto the outside of the cam lock fitting so that the housing is in close proximity to the cam lever so that when the cam lock fitting is pressurized and the lever is in a do... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7909365 | Fluid system coupling with handle actuating member A fluid system component is provided that includes first and second elements configured to be removably engaged with each other and defining a fluid passageway when engaged. The first element defines at least one groove. Correspondingly, the second element includes ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7347458 | Locking luer fitting A locking luer fitting for connecting fluid lines. In one variation the connection interface includes a male luer connector and a corresponding female luer connector. The female luer connector includes a rotatable collar which engages the male luer connector. In ano... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337848 | Preloaded riser coupling system An offshore riser system has riser joints, each having a pin and a box. The pin has an external grooved profile that is engaged by a locking element carried by the box of another riser joint. An actuating ring engages with the locking element to move it into the loc... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331395 | Riser make-up tool An offshore riser system has riser joints, each having a pin and a box. The pin has an external grooved profile that is engaged by a locking element carried by the box of another riser joint. An actuating ring engages with the locking element to move it into the loc... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7226090 | Rod and tubing joint of multiple orientations containing electrical wiring A rod and tubing connection for coupling two or more joints of tubing sections comprises a plug and a socket. The plug has a plurality of splines and the socket has a plurality of receptacles adapted to receive the plurality of splines. The plurality of splines comp... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213845 | Tube joint A tube joint comprises a retaining mechanism which retains the locked state by preventing a sleeve from any rotation in the circumferential direction which would be otherwise caused by any unexpected external force. The retaining mechanism includes a ratchet which i... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7185922 | Anti-rotation device and anti-rotation structure for a pipe and a connector Anti-rotation device for a pipe and a connector has a pipe connecting portion and a connector connecting portion constructed integrally on the pipe connecting portion. The anti-rotation device is mounted on the pipe and the connector while the pipe connecting portio... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185877 | Quick-connect coupling for a gas appliance A quick-connect coupling for a gas line has a socket member for connection to a gas line and a nipple for connection to a gas appliance, the nipple being engageable in the socket member for coupling the gas line to the appliance, with a sleeve displaceable between a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7165732 | Adapter assembly for a fluid supply assembly An adapter assembly for connecting a fluid supply assembly to a fluid applicator. The adapter assembly includes an outer lid for the fluid supply assembly and an adapter. The adapter assembly provides a connection between the fluid supply assembly and the fluid appl... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7153153 | Push and twist electrical connector assembly An electrical device has a base assembly including first contacts and a mounting mechanism for electrically leading to a power source, a latch assembly adapted to receive at least one additional electrical device that is to be mounted to the latch assembly, push and... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152886 | Preconditioned air connector assembly for aircraft A connector for coupling a preconditioned air source to an aircraft is provided. The connector comprises actuating members rotatably secured to a body. In one embodiment, the actuating members are supported, at least partially, by an integrated bearing assembly. The... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7125209 | Quick-change mechanism for use with the stationary spindle of a Davenport® automatic screw machine The present invention provides an improvement (20) in a Davenport® automatic screw machine having a stationary spindle. The improvement broadly includes a quick-change mechanism (26) associated with the stationary spindle (22). The mechanism in... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7100948 | Tube couplings A tube coupling has a coupling body with a throughway open at one end to receive an end portion of a tube. A seal encircles the throughway to seal with the periphery and end of the tube and a cap is mounted on the body having a tube locking device rotatably mounted ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7025385 | Coupling A coupling connects a first member and a second member. The first member has a first interlocking member extending radially outward from an outer circumferential surface of an axial end. The second member includes a second interlocking member extending radially inwa... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021669 | Coupling part for a fluid coupling device A coupling part for a fluid coupling device, especially a hose coupling, which has a looking device switchable between two positions. The locking device has locking elements mounted on a base body, and a socket-shaped actuating element that interacts with the lockin... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6964435 | Coupling for connecting hydraulic ducts A coupling for connecting hydraulic ducts has a first coupling element (1), in the form of a female coupling, with a receptacle (3) and a first locking face (10), and a second coupling element (2), in the form of a male coupling, The seco... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6910719 | Connecting device A connecting device (20) for connecting a connection hose or connection tube to a receiving device includes a tubular connection neck (2), an actuating sleeve (28), and a support sleeve (38). The receiving device, to which the connecting ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6857664 | Mounting stop A mounting stop at axially displaceable male-female couplings to prevent involuntary release of the coupling, whereby it comprises a recess (2) arranged to be placed in a first position around a shaft (32) and to be displaceable radially sidewise above... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6834888 | Connector The present invention is directed to a connector, comprising a first connector segment having a laterally extending flange, and a second connector segment having a body and a pair of opposed retainers adapted to releaseably maintain the first and second connector se... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6447016 | Passive locking cam and groove coupling A passive locking Cam & Groove female coupling, consisting of a locking latch mounted straddling the exterior of each cam arm attached to the coupling. The latch interlocks with a stop on the coupling body to provide a passive lock when the arm is closed.... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6371523 | Position-recoverable pulling device adapted for use in a fitting that couples two tubular members A position-recoverable pulling device is adaptable for attachment to a lock bolt of a fitting for coupling two tubular members, and includes an anchoring member with a cam surface, and a coiled pulling member including a plurality of loops which are biase... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6364369 | Tube connecting device A tube connecting device comprises a housing, a socket formed in the housing for receipt of a pipe to be releasably secured therein and a securing arm pivotally mounted to the housing. The securing arm is pivotable from a first, locked position in which a... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6237964 | Socket pipe coupling for subsea pipeline systems A socket pipe joint includes a male part and a female part in telescopic overlapping position in the joint. An interlocking sleeve member is provided between the male and female parts. Locking elements including the interlocking sleeve member are provided... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6224113 | Locking device for a quick release coupling A locking device for a quick release coupling includes a coupling, a lever and a sleeve containing an arcuate groove therein. The sleeve is attached to the coupling and the lever is pivotally mounted on the coupling. The coupling includes at least two pai... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6120065 | Quick coupling An improved structure of quick coupling comprises mainly a main connecting body, press rods, stoppers and flange press portions. Each of two lateral sides of the main connecting body is extended to form a pair of flanges, which is provided with circular h... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6106026 | Locking device for undersea hydraulic coupling A locking mechanism for male and female coupling members for use in undersea production and drilling applications is disclosed. At least one pin extends radially from the female member. The pin enters an L-shaped slot in a guide sleeve extending longitudi... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6089619 | Locking cam-type coupling A locking cam-type coupling for rapidly coupling two pipe sections together. A spring-biased lock pin is provided for each cam lever arm that has a positive locking action when the cam lever arm is moved to the closed position. Each cam lever arm is groov... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6047995 | Pipe connector A pipe connector comprises a plug having a groove on the outer periphery of the distal end portion thereof, a socket having an axial hole to receive the distal end portion of the plug and a radial hole, a sealing member attached to the socket and sealing ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5911445 | Hose coupling with safety locking means A hose coupling which includes a coupling body having two side openings and two pair of lugs at two opposite sides of each side opening, two locking levers pivotably coupled to the lugs at two opposite sides of the coupling body by a respective pivot and ... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5887913 | Pipe joint structure In a housing formed in a drain pipe joint, a lock receiving portion on the near end face, an internal thread portion and a taper portion are formed. Also, in a screw ring, lugs are formed in six locations and a external thread is formed, both around the c... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5435604 | Tube connecting device A tube connecting device includes a first tubular connector and a second tubular connector which extends into the first connector and which is formed with an annular peripheral groove that is registered with a pair of radial openings in the first connecto... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5338069 | Positively-locking, quick-release coupling A coupler has a locking mechanism which comprises a J-shaped blocking pin which is attached to a housing. A spring urges the blocking pin towards a locking arm so that a pin end traps the arm between the housing and the pin end to hold the arm in a locked... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5316347 | Quick-fitting coupling for simultaneously connecting or disconnecting a plurality of couplings The quick-fitting coupling (1) has arranged thereon spring-loaded flat-face sealing couplings with interengaging male and female members (2,3) to serve as hydraulic couplings. The female member (2) of each flat-face sealing coupling is provided with an ou... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5184851 | Coupling with auxiliary latch and release mechanism A coupling half designed to mate with an identical coupling half to form a coupling for interconnecting sections of hose or the like, has a tubular body having at one end a projecting tooth and a complementary socket arrangement constituted by a plurality... | 02/09/1993 |
| 4954004 | Coupling device between two elements The invention relates to a releasable coupling between a male element and a female element. The coupling comprises a split clamp ring that is ranged to be received in corresponding annular recesses in the male element and female element, whereby the ring ... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4923219 | Quick coupling device for ducts A coupling device for ducts comprises locking elements constrained to the flange of a first duct which are connected to movement means to move them toward or away from the flange of a second duct. The movement means are actuated by a thrust ring which is ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4854764 | Coupling device between two elements The invention relates to a releasable coupling between a male element and a female element. The coupling comprises a split clamp ring that is ranged to be received in corresponding annular recesses in the male element and female element, whereby the ring ... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4844513 | Remotely operable quick connector for a coupling device This invention relates to a peripheral connector for a standard coupler, which permits the coupler to be remotely connectable and disconnectable. A male unit and a female unit of the invention enclose a male half and a female half of the coupler, respecti... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4819967 | Conductor tieback connector A connector for tying back a wellhead (10) to a floating platform rigidly attaches to the wellhead housing (12). It is engaged with the casing hanger (14) through a bellows (86) arrangement. Strain cycling of the connection is reduced while thermal expans... | 04/11/1989 |
