Patents by Inventor Rick A. Olivier

Rick A. Olivier has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Refrigerant pipe piercing valve apparatus
    Patent number: 5322083
    Abstract: An elongate body includes a first fixed jaw fixedly and orthogonally mounted to the body, having a second sliding jaw, with the fixed jaw and the sliding jaw arranged to secure a pipe therebetween, such as the first jaw includes a piercing head. The piercing head includes a conduit structure in pneumatic communication with further conduit structure directed through the first jaw and body extending through the body, such that the body includes a further projection portion arranged for securement to conductive tubing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1994
    Inventor: Rick A. Olivier