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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. 19, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stanley D. Stearns, Houston, TX (US);
Herbert Max Loy, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Valco Instruments Company, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/500 ;
Abstract
A tapered conic ferrule in accordance with an industry standard is abutted against a male nut. The nut is provided with a length wise passage having an end at a head on the nut. The passage has a radius of curvature to enable the tube to bend, but not sharply so that the tube is not damaged.