Swagelok Company

Larry Dean Vandendriessche

Peter C Williams

William H Glime, Iii

Dale C Arstein

Gerhard H Schiroky

Arthur Frank Anton

Michael Ray Butkovic

Johan Jan Goemans

Franziska H Dacek

Mark A Bennett

Jeffrey Michael Rubinski

Andrew P Marshall

John D Karkosiak

Michael J Mohlenkamp

Theodore J Gausman

Sunniva R Collins

William H Glime

Richard A Ales

Kevin Mracek

David Bryan O'Connor

David E O'Connor

Nicholas Raney Lubar

Sylvia Antionette Bon

Stephen W Moore

David E O'connor

Sylvia Antoinette Bon

David Bryan O'connor

Michael Jerome Mohlenkamp

Apparatus and method for mechanically attached connections of conduits may include a conduit gripping member, a drive member, and a seal member, the drive member causing axial movement of the conduit gripping member to indent into an outer surface of the conduit when the assembly is pulled-up, the drive member causing the seal member to form a zero clearance seal at a location that is axially spaced from the conduit gripping member. The zero clearance seal may comprise a face seal arrangement including a gasket, and the conduit gripping member may be a ferrule, ring or other device that can grip and optionally seal against the conduit outer surface. The assembly may include a sensing function for detecting or sensing a characteristic or condition of an assembly component or the fluid or both. In one embodiment, a body coupling member has a two piece construction of a main body and a conduit socket insert. A flared fitting embodiment is also provided. Sensing functions are also incorporated into fittings other than just zero clearance fittings.

Conduit connection with sensor on a threaded body

Conduit fitting with sensor on a threaded nut

Conduit connection with non-wetted strain sensor

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.

Conduit connection with sensing function

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Bentleyville, OH, United States of America

Larry Dean Vandendriessche