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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:
Apr. 18, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ralph A Kirkpatrick, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
285368 ; 285414 ; 285189 ; 123469 ;
Abstract
A swivel flange seal joint assembly which includes a tube having an integral, enlarged ferrule and swivel flange is described. The ferrule is enlarged and includes oversized fastener openings configured to allow circumferential alignment between the swivel flange and openings in a mating surface. The assembly also includes a gasket having openings, and the gasket is positioned between the ferrule and the mating surface so that a seal is formed between when the fasteners which extend through the flange, ferrule, gasket and mating surface openings are tightened.