US Patent Issued to Air-Way Manufacturing on April 29 for "Annular groove assembly for o-ring face seal and related method of use" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,287,049, issued on April 29, was assigned to Air-Way Manufacturing (Olivet, Mich.).

"Annular groove assembly for o-ring face seal and related method of use" was invented by Kevin Davis (Bellevue, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fitting that provides a sealed connection can include a face seal surface defining an annular groove having an outer wall that extends inward from the face seal surface, a floor and an inner ramp wall that extends away from the floor toward the face seal surface. The inner ramp wall can be disposed at an acute angle relative to the floor. In some applications, this angle can be about 64deg to about 68deg. An...