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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Engineered Controls International, Llc, Elon, NC (US);
Inventors:
Chad Thomas, Summerfield, NC (US);
Howard M. Konishi, Redmond, WA (US);
Jeffrey S. Howard, Elon, NC (US);
Assignee:
Engineered Controls International, LLC, Elon, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 5/02 (2006.01); F17C 5/06 (2006.01); F17C 6/00 (2006.01); F17C 9/00 (2006.01); F16K 15/02 (2006.01); F17C 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 13/04 (2013.01); F16K 15/026 (2013.01); F17C 5/02 (2013.01); F17C 5/06 (2013.01); F17C 6/00 (2013.01); F17C 9/00 (2013.01); F17C 2205/037 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0326 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0329 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0335 (2013.01); F17C 2221/033 (2013.01); F17C 2221/035 (2013.01); F17C 2223/0123 (2013.01); F17C 2223/0153 (2013.01); F17C 2223/0161 (2013.01); F17C 2250/03 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0443 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0478 (2013.01); F17C 2260/02 (2013.01); F17C 2260/036 (2013.01); F17C 2260/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method consistent with the present disclosure may include: (a) equalizing pressure between a nozzle inner void and a receptacle main inner void by pressing a nozzle check against a receptacle check to open the nozzle check and the receptacle check; (b) extending the nozzle into the receptacle such that a receptacle main body surrounds at least a portion of the nozzle probe; (c) flowing fluid from the nozzle inner void into the receptacle main inner void.