Daniel T Munley, 62255 Dearbourne Ct, Owings, MD 20736

2013030, Nov 14, 2013

May 10, 2012

13/468597

Hugh N. FRENCH - Canandaigua NY, US
Daniel MUNLEY - Owings MD, US

EATON CORPORATION - Cleveland OH

F16L 27/02
F16L 21/00
F16L 27/107

285237, 285223, 285235

A gimbal joint includes a gimbal ring, a first fitting pivotally connected to the gimbal ring such that the first fitting pivots about a first axis, and a second fitting pivotally connected to the gimbal ring such that the second fitting pivots about a second axis substantially orthogonal to the first axis. The gimbal ring further includes a separable sealing element having a cylindrical portion with a first rounded end and a second rounded end. The gimbal ring, the first fitting, the second fitting, and the separable sealing element define a fluid pathway.

5873611, Feb 23, 1999

Mar 10, 1997

8/814038

Daniel T. Munley - Laurel MD
Jeffrey E. Swensen - Eldersburg MD
H. Steve Graham - Silver Spring MD

EG&G Pressure Science, Inc. - Beltsville MD

F16L 23036

285367

A clamping device is disclosed for coupling peripheral flanges of a pair of tubular members together. The clamping device has a retaining member for coupling the peripheral flanges of the tubular member together, with first and second coupling ends being releasably coupled together by a latch assembly from an open position to a closed position. The latch assembly has a connecting member with a pivoting end and an anchoring end. The pivoting end of the connecting member is pivotally coupled to the first coupling end about a pivot axis between an unengaged position where the anchoring end is spaced from the second coupling end and an engaged position where the anchoring end is removably coupled to the second coupling end. The latch assembly further has a retention member coupled to the pivoting end of the connecting member for retaining the connecting member to the first coupling end. The retention member is deformable from an original shape to a final shape during installation of the connecting member being initially pivoted about the pivot axis from the unengaged position to the engaged position.

5645303, Jul 8, 1997

Oct 27, 1994

8/329985

Kevin S. Warehime - Taneytown MD
Daniel T. Munley - Laurel MD
Thomas S. Oh - Columbia MD
Jeffrey E. Swensen - Eldersburg MD

EG&G Pressure Science, Inc. - Beltsville MD

B65D 6302
F16L 1706

285409

A pipe coupling device for coupling the peripheral flanges of a pair of pipes together, including a pair of retainers with gripping grooves therein for receiving portions of the peripheral flanges of the pipes. The gripping grooves of the retainers have a unique inner surface with a pair of slanted gripping surfaces and a pair of non-gripping surfaces that are located within the outer envelope of the peripheral flanges. This provides for lightweight, compact retainers. The retainers are pivotally coupled at one of their ends by a hinge assembly and releasably coupled at their opposite ends by a latch mechanism. The hinge assembly has at least two links pivotally coupled at one of their ends to one of the retainers by a first pivot pin being received in a pivot slot formed in the retainer and pivotally coupled at their other end to the other retainer by a second pivot pin being received in a pivot slot formed in the retainer. The pivot slots are open holes in some embodiments to reduce the weight of the pipe coupling device. The pivot pins are separated from each other such that the links of the hinge assembly straddle the flanges of the pipes.

5509702, Apr 23, 1996

Aug 23, 1994

8/294355

Kevin S. Warehime - Taneytown MD
Daniel T. Munley - Laurel MD

EG&G Pressure Science, Inc. - Beltsville MD

B65D 6302
F16L 1706

285409

A pipe coupling device for coupling the peripheral flanges of a pair of pipes together, including a pair of retainers with a V-shaped groove therein for receiving portions of the peripheral flanges of the pipes. The retainers are pivotally coupled at one of their ends by a hinge assembly and releasably coupled at their opposite ends by a latch mechanism. The hinge assembly has at least two links pivotally coupled at one of their ends to one of the retainers by a first pivot pin and pivotally coupled at their other ends to the other retainer by a second pivot pin. The pivot pins are separated from each other such that the links of the hinge assembly straddle the peripheral flanges of the pipes. This arrangement provides more uniform pressure at the ends of the retainers since the moment resulting from the offset of the hinge assembly is moved closer to the circumferential loading line between the retainers and the flanges of the pipe. In a second embodiment, the retainers are pivotally coupled together at one of their ends by a single pivot pin and releasably coupled together at their other end by a canted latch mechanism.

2017016, Jun 15, 2017

Dec 7, 2016

15/372025

- Cleveland OH, US
Daniel T. Munley - Owings MD, US

F16L 27/08
F16L 27/02

A flexible joint includes a pair of generally tubular members and a ring (e.g., gimbal ring). The tubular members are pivotally connected to the ring by pivot pins such that the pivot axes of the tubular members is generally perpendicularly related to each other to form a hinge. A support structure may interconnect the pivot pins and may be configured to support the pivot pins across the joint to maintain a generally perpendicular hinge orientation. A conduit may connect the tubular members.