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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Bailey Justin Ferkel, Menominee, MI (US);
Gary M Steen, Dunlap, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 43/00 (2006.01); B21D 7/06 (2006.01); F16L 27/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 43/001 (2013.01); B21D 7/063 (2013.01); F16L 27/0837 (2013.01); F16L 2201/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A conduit coupling includes a first connector at a first end of the conduit coupling, a second connector at a second end of the conduit coupling, and a stem between the first connector and the second connector. A first end of the stem is attached to the first connector. A second end of the stem is attached to the second connector. The stem is bent at a particular bend angle along a bend plane. The first connector includes an indicator that indicates an orientation of the bend plane.