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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2009
Peter C. Williams, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Rayle, Fairview Park, OH (US);
Dale C. Arstein, Highland Heights, OH (US);
Kennan Joseph Malec, Gates Mills, OH (US);
William J. Menz, Akron, OH (US);
Cal R. Brown, Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Mark A. Clason, Orwell, OH (US);
Jeffrey Michael Rubinski, Novelty, OH (US);
Raymond Scott Milhoan, Akron, OH (US);
Michael Mussig, Painesville, OH (US);
Peter C. Williams, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Rayle, Fairview Park, OH (US);
Dale C. Arstein, Highland Heights, OH (US);
Kennan Joseph Malec, Gates Mills, OH (US);
William J. Menz, Akron, OH (US);
Cal R. Brown, Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Mark A. Clason, Orwell, OH (US);
Jeffrey Michael Rubinski, Novelty, OH (US);
Raymond Scott Milhoan, Akron, OH (US);
Michael Mussig, Painesville, OH (US);
Swagelok Company, Solon, OH (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for evaluating characteristics of components of a mechanically attached connection are disclosed. Characteristics that may be evaluated include, but are not limited to, the position of a conduit gripping device on a conduit, an amount of axial compression or stroke of the conduit gripping device, and an amount of clamping force applied to the conduit gripping device as the conduit gripping device is axially compressed or stroked.