Inventors:
Arthur Frank Anton - Shaker Heights OH, US
Michael Ray Butkovic - Aurora OH, US
Johan Jan Goemans - Concord OH, US
Kevin Mracek - Madison OH, US
Dale C. Arstein - Highland Heights OH, US
Franziska H. Dacek - Brecksville OH, US
John D. Karkosiak - Broadview Heights OH, US
Jeffrey Michael Rubinski - Novelty OH, US
David Bryan O'Connor - Hudson OH, US
David E. O'Connor - Highland Heights OH, US
Nicholas Raney Lubar - Shaker Heights OH, US
Gerhard H. Schiroky - Aurora OH, US
Mark A. Bennett - Bainbridge Township OH, US
Theodore J. Gausman - Concord OH, US
Andrew P. Marshall - University Heights OH, US
Larry Dean Vandendriessche - Bentleyville OH, US
Sylvia Antionette Bon - Chardon OH, US
Michael Jerome Mohlenkamp - Twinsburg OH, US
Peter C. Williams - Cleveland Heights OH, US
Richard A. Ales - Solon OH, US
Stephen W. Moore - Cleveland OH, US
Sunniva R. Collins - Cleveland Heights OH, US
Assignee:
Swagelok Company - Solon OH
International Classification:
F16L 35/00
Abstract:
Mechanically attached connections for conduits may include a conduit gripping member and first and second connection members. The first and second connection members may be, for example, a nut member and a body member where the connection members cause axial movement of the conduit gripping member to grip and seal the conduit when the assembly is pulled-up. The mechanically attached connection may include a sensing function for detecting or sensing a condition or characteristic of at least one of the following: the mechanically attached connection, one or more of the connection members, the fluid contained by the mechanically attached connection, or a combination thereof. The sensing function may be, for example, a sensor that is integrated with at least one of the nut member and the body member.