Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for a connector assembly
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Application No.: US16765558Application Date: 2018-12-20
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Publication No.: US11698156B2Publication Date: 2023-07-11
- Inventor: Joseph C. Kuhn , Dennis M. Mark
- Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
- Applicant Address: US IL Glenview
- Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
- Current Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Glenview
- Agency: Quarles & Brady LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2018/066708 2018.12.20
- International Announcement: WO2019/126447A 2019.06.27
- Date entered country: 2020-05-20
- Main IPC: F16L37/084
- IPC: F16L37/084 ; F16L37/088 ; G06K7/10

Abstract:
A connector assembly is provided. The connector assembly includes a connector body, a movable component selectively movable between an uninstalled state and an installed state, a digital tag, and a digital blocker. When the movable component is moved from the uninstalled state to the installed state, the digital blocker is moved relative to the digital tag from a position where the digital tag is blocked by the digital blocker to a position where the digital tag is unblocked by the digital blocker, thereby providing a digital indication of a successful connection between the connector body and the movable component.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200309298A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2020-10-01
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