Patents by Inventor Erik E. Pierson

Erik E. Pierson 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).

  • Patent number: 7314209
    Abstract: A fluid quick connector with a shut off valve interface is mountable on a first endform, such as a building plumbing stub out. The quick connector carries a retainer at an opposite end for releasable latching of a second fluid operative element to the stub out. An internally movable shut off valve is carried in the quick connector housing and is normally biased to a fluid blocking position. Insertion of a second endform through the second end of the quick connector housing overcomes the biasing force on the valve and moves the valve to an open fluid flow position allowing fluid flow between the stub out and the second endform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignees: Cooper Standard Automotive, Inc., BrassCraft Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Erik E. Pierson