Patents by Inventor Sean M. Fink

Sean M. Fink 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).

  • Indicator cap and method of manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 5852937
    Abstract: A sight glass assembly for visually indicating the presence of moisture, oil or an acid in a refrigerant flow of a refrigeration or air conditioning system and a method of manufacture thereof is disclosed. The sight glass assembly includes an indicator cap attached to an in-line connector body. The indicator cap includes a piece of transparent sight glass. The sight glass is attached to the indicator cap and to a retaining tube that holds an indicator material. In a preferred embodiment, the sight glass is attached to the indicator cap and to the retaining tube by at least partially melting the sight glass so that it bonds with the indicator cap and, when the sight glass is in at least a partially molten condition, pressing the retaining tube into an inside surface of the sight glass to fixedly attach the retaining tube to the sight glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: AC&R Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Westermeyer, Sean M. Fink