Patents by Inventor Matthew K. Messner

Matthew K. Messner 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).

  • Publication number: 20160273687
    Abstract: In an exemplary method for installing a fitting on a conduit, a fitting body is provided with a threaded end portion, a neck portion extending rearward from the threaded end portion, and an internal conduit socket extending axially into the neck portion and terminating at a counterbore. A conduit is inserted in the internal conduit socket of the fitting body. A fitting nut is pulled up on the fitting body to grip and seal a conduit gripping device against the conduit. Relative axial displacement of at least first and second reference locations on the neck portion is detected to determine whether the fitting is in a first fitting assembly condition or a second fitting assembly condition different from the first fitting assembly condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Rubinski, Peter C. Williams, Kevin Nieman, Cal R. Brown, Christina Semkow, Michael Rossiter, Andrew Creque, William Ponikvar, Matthew K. Messner, Charles W. Hayes, II, Sunniva R. Collins, Timothy Garrett Gray