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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:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven M. Knowles, Silver Lake, IN (US);
Terrence D. Kalley, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Prime Solutions, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/100 ; F17D 6/572 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/100 ; F17D 6/572 ;
Abstract
A service device connects to a service port of a pressurized system. The device includes a valve opening member for opening a valve within the port. The position of the valve opening member within the connector is adjustable or self-adjusting. The adjustable valve opening member allows the valve in the service port to be opened fully by the connector over a range of valve positions within the port. The device can attach to a service unit for servicing the pressurized system. The system can be an air conditioning or refrigeration system.