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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:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
May. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
George Walter Peppel, Corsicana, TX (US);
Assignee:
Wellstream, Inc., Panama, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/700 ; F16L 2/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/700 ; F16L 2/700 ;
Abstract
A swivel joint for coupling a first conduit to a second conduit includes a swivel bearing comprising a body of fluid. The swivel bearing eliminates the creation and transmission of torsional and shear loads when one or both of the conduits are axially loaded.