Parker-hannifin Corporation

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Windcrest LLC

Jason T Mikulski

Shawn David Ellis

Timothy Tyler Marquis

Leonard J Nick

Jason Richard Koller

David R Whittaker

Andrew J Holst

Ryan S Klatte

Paul E LeMay

Daniel T Nicolino

Benjamin D Kaminski

A cap for closing an opening of a receptacle such as for a liquefied natural gas container. The cap includes a main body and a sealing surface for sealing the opening of the receptacle. A lock/release mechanism is provided to lock the cap onto the receptacle, or enable the cap to be removed from the receptacle. A relief valve of the cap is activatable to relieve pressure within the receptacle. A grip overlies the main body and a relief valve actuator, enabling a user to activate the relief valve via the grip. The cap is configured to relieve pressure in a first stage of removal, and then unlock from the receptacle in a second stage of removal. A catch and secondary pressure relief features are provided to control removal of the cap. Magnets may be provided for proximity sensors to indicate proper closure of the cap on the receptacle.

Pressure containing/relieving cap for a liquified natural gas receptacle

A controller () for manually controlling a guidewire () includes a housing () including a passage () for receiving the guidewire. A gripper () is actuatable to grasp the guidewire () in the passage (). A cap () is connected to the housing (). The cap () is rotatable relative to the housing () to actuate the gripper (). The housing () includes an element () for maintaining the cap () in a receiving position. The cap () when in the receiving position places the controller () in a condition for receiving the guidewire ().

Guidewire control device

A multi-coupling includes a fixed plate and a free plate, and a primary locking mechanism for locking the free plate to the fixed plate aligned to form multiple fluid passages through the multi-coupling. The primary locking mechanism may include a drive screw secured to the fixed plate engaged with a drive nut secured to the free plate, and a clam shell securing mechanism that secures the drive screw to the fixed plate. The clam shell halves are moveable to release the drive screw from the fixed plate independently of releasing drive screw from the drive nut. The multi-coupling further may include satellite locking mechanisms in combination with the primary locking mechanism. The satellite locking mechanisms may include satellite securing mechanisms that are moveable to release the satellite locking mechanism from the fixed plate. The locking mechanisms are removable while retaining the fixed plate fixed to base equipment.

Multi-coupling with serviceable locking mechanism

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Bloomington, MN, United States of America

Jason T Mikulski