Patents Assigned to Gas Reasearch Institute
  • Patent number: 5954095
    Abstract: A pipe sealing system comprising an insertion tool and a seal apparatus for providing sealing to a damaged pipe. The sealing apparatus includes a cover member and a tool attachment member. The insertion tool includes a handle having an outer tube and an inner shaft slidably positioned within the outer tube. Additionally, the insertion tool includes an attachment region associated with the inner shaft for releasably attaching the tool attachment member to the insertion tool. The attachment region enables releasable controlled positioning of the cover member within the outer tube of the handle. The invention further includes a method for repairing damaged pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Gas Reasearch Institute
    Inventors: Stephen Cecil Grigory, Jesse Abergo Villarreal, Jeffrey Gene Wright, Donald Wade Johnson
  • Patent number: 5755283
    Abstract: A combination thermostat and selector valve for a prime mover for a gas driven heat pump system is positioned upstream of the prime mover in a heat pump system, so that the coolant for the prime mover will be maintained at a substantially constant temperature without regard to load or outdoor ambient conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: Gas Reasearch Institute
    Inventors: Jan B. Yates, Larry E. Schluer