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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:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
May. 20, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fred Georg Schroeder, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Eric W. Kesler, Northville, MI (US);
Joseph Nader, Jr., Port Sanilac, MI (US);
Michael Bednarik, Novy Jicin, CZ;
Frantisek Miculek, Suchdol nad Odrou, CZ;
Leos Kocian, Novy Jicin, CZ;
Assignee:
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 4/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 4/100 ;
Abstract
A block fitting for coupling tubing segments having a pair of seals, one of the seals being a radial seal and the other seal being an axial seal, wherein the fitting militates against leakage during operation of the air conditioning system upon failure of one of the pair of seals.