He ran the small business from the kitchen in his home .
He bought out his partner , Cullen B. Crawford and the patent of the Swagelok Tube Fitting , a revolutionary two - ferrule compression - type fitting for fluid handling systems .
Running the small business from the kitchen in his home , he bought out his partner , Cullen B. Crawford and the patent of the Swagelok Tube Fitting , a revolutionary two - ferrule compression - type fitting for fluid handling systems .