Patents Examined by James Linford
  • Pipe device having a bonded joint
    Patent number: 11525533
    Abstract: A pipe device includes a pipe and a connection element. The pipe has a pipe jacket that has an inner surface and an outer surface and forms a flow channel. The connection element forms a through-channel that extends from a connection piece consisting of a first material (M1) and having a first opening to a second opening. The pipe jacket is positioned on the connection piece with a first pipe end consisting of a second material (M2). A bonded connection is formed between the first material (M1) and the second material (M2) in a contact region between the inner surface of the pipe jacket and a peripheral surface of the connection piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Norma Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Sven Kullik
  • Device for retention of inserts on pipes
    Patent number: 11525539
    Abstract: A device is for clamping one or more inserts arranged outside pipes during the assembly of pipes for pipelines serving to transport oil, gas or water. The device has a clamping device which at least partially encloses the inserts with a slot with a length-stable layer arranged against a flexible tube on a side of the layer such that a flexible tube arranged in the layer follows the slot. The layer is coupled to the flexible tube and ends of the length-stable layer have end pieces of a length configured in or around the inserts and/or the slot such that the end pieces of the length-stable layer are prevented from displacement relative to the inserts. The flexible tube is supplied with a medium that can be pressurized and/or cured in an expanded state between the length-stable layer and the inserts without increasing a nominal diameter of length-stable layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Inventor: Jan-Allan Kristiansen
  • Tubular connector
    Patent number: 11525534
    Abstract: A connector includes a connecting body with a fluid passage at least part way therethrough, and a seal is provided with an outer portion of a fluid tube. A cartridge proximate to the connecting body has a hollow portion therethrough. A grab part has at least one tooth to retain the fluid tube and is between the cartridge and the seal. A demount part within the hollow portion moves the teeth to allow release of the fluid tube. A latch is located on one of the connecting body or a sleeve covering at least part of the cartridge or the connecting body. A mating catch is located on the other of the sleeve or the connecting body, and engagement of the latch with the catch connects the sleeve to the connecting body and helps restrain cartridge movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: RELIANCE WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
    Inventors: William V. Kluss, Eliana Pippen, Randy Graves
  • Method and apparatus to assemble a high purity liquid distribution system
    Patent number: 11518114
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for assembling a high purity liquid distribution system is described. A distal end portion of the tube is heated then pushed over a sleeve so that the distal end portion can have a shrink seal fit over the sleeve to mitigate accidental or inadvertent pull out of the tube from a fitting. Other benefits are also achieved such as minimal flow restriction of the liquid flowing through the joint and the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Fit-Line, Inc.
    Inventor: Frank F. Hayes, Jr.
  • Circular catch basin
    Patent number: 11512803
    Abstract: A catch basin comprising a circular collar with a first internal diameter, configured to receive a downwardly extending circular drain pipe. A sump for receiving downward water flow from the circular collar is integrally formed with the circular collar, the sump being shaped to include two differently shaped cylindrical portions. The shape of the sump facilitates both the ability to stack multiple units of the sump one upon another for packaging, shipping, and sale. The shape of the sump also facilitates the ability to remove an internal stub attached to the sump, to improve water flow in the remaining structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: National Diversified Sales, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryce Wong, David Rusch, Ryan Larsen, Daniel Nourian, Michael Schreiber
  • Articulating flow line connector
    Patent number: 11506314
    Abstract: An articulating flow line connector for connecting two sections or portions of a flow line, which may be a pressurized flow line. The connector may be configured to provide a sealed connection between the two sections or portions of the flow line, and may provide for a rotating or swiveling connection between the two sections. The articulating flow line connector may generally have a seal carrier ring arranged between two flow lines hubs. Each flow line hub may connect to an end of a flow line section. The seal carrier ring may be configured to provide both a sealing surface and at least one bearing surface. The seal carrier ring may have a sealing flange, a bearing flange, and a web portion extending between the flanges. The connector may additionally have a clamp arranged around or over the seal carrier ring and a portion of the two hubs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Richard Westgarth, Jonathan Tweddle
  • Hydraulic and/or pneumatic multi-coupling connector with lever actuated mechanism
    Patent number: 11499661
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydraulic and/or pneumatic multi-coupler connector of the type comprising at least one pair of couplers inserted into a containment body and equipped with a lever actuated mechanism comprising an actuation lever maneuverable by the user for the relief of the residual pressure of the couplers and the connection thereof to corresponding male couplers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: FASTER S.R.L.
    Inventors: Marco Neri, Rocco Ferrara, Luigi Canzi, Roberto Sorbi
  • Rotatable joint
    Patent number: 11499658
    Abstract: An improved rotatable joint for fluid flow therethrough having (a) a housing, (b) a tube fitting axially aligned with the housing, (c) a bearing around the tube fitting and configured to permit relative rotation of the housing and tube fitting, and (d) a seal between the housing and tube fitting, the improvement wherein (i) the housing includes one or more leak detection ports and (ii) the rotatable joint is configured such that any leakage of fluid through the rotatable joint flows first around the seal to the bearing and then through one or more of the leak detection ports to the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Inovance, Inc.
    Inventor: Donovan S. Thompson
  • Joint and fluid control device
    Patent number: 11493162
    Abstract: A joint includes a first block, a second block, and a single pipe section connecting the first block and the second block. The first block, the second block, and the single pipe have a first gas passage and a second gas passage inside therein. The first gas passage is formed so that a first port which opens at an outer surface of the first block, the single pipe section, and a second port which opens at an outer surface of the second block communicate with each other. The second gas passage is formed so that a third port and a fourth port which open at the outer surface of the second block communicate with each other. The second port is disposed between the third port and the fourth port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yusuke Shibata, Kazuhiro Fujine, Hidehiro Doya
  • Fixing ring, and assembly of a hose and fixing ring
    Patent number: 11486526
    Abstract: A fixing ring can be pushed onto a hose in such a way that its outside is freely accessible and an inside is in contact with the hose. The inside includes a cylindrically shaped internal thread and the fixing ring includes a holder with an inner diameter, which is smaller than the inner diameter of the internal thread. This provides a reliable process, to fasten a hose on a nozzle of a connector via a fixing ring producible in a simple manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Xenios AG
    Inventors: Matthias Beurer, Chris Schomburg
  • Fluid coupling
    Patent number: 11480273
    Abstract: A fluid coupling includes a first adapter, a second adapter, an inner sleeve connected to the first adapter and the second adapter, a nut connected to the first adapter and the second adapter, a sealing member connected to one of the first adapter and the second adapter, and/or an outer sleeve connected to the nut. The outer sleeve may include a chamber provided between an inner wall of the outer sleeve and an outer wall of the outer sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Chris Zuzelski, Gary M. Jenski, Jr., William T. Flynn, William H. Newsome
  • Underground pipe couplings for emergency repair during pipe breakage
    Patent number: 11473706
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an underground pipe coupling for an emergency repair during pipe breakage and comprises a ball and socket coupling joint having a ball joint (5) which is free to rotate inside a socket joint (3) fastened by means of a ball joint backing ring (4) along with an O ring (7) positioned in between them. A pair of grip cam mounting plates (1), with grip cams (6)/double grip cams (6a) are provided, one of which connects at one end of the broken pipe and ball joint (5), and the other one connects the other end of the broken pipe and the socket joint (3) in a watertight manner by means of a resilient sealing ring (2) placed in between each one of them. The grip cams rotate on eccentric axes in the counterclockwise direction and prevent the decoupling of the pipe joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventor: Nikhil Earat Somanadhan
  • High pressure and high frequency connector and actuator system therefore
    Patent number: 11459842
    Abstract: A connector system for use during hydraulic fracturing operations includes a first connector having a bore and an annular interface defined by a plurality of surfaces disposed at selected angles with respect to each other. A second connector has an annular interface defined by a plurality of surfaces disposed at selected angles to each other. The plurality of surfaces of the annular interface of the first connector are adapted to engage the plurality of surfaces of the annular interface of the second connector to form a seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: BLUECORE COMPLETIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Travis Harrel, Christian Leuchtenberg, Glen H. Cuiper, J. Chambers Hall
  • Flange seal for pipe and repair of pipes
    Patent number: 11454342
    Abstract: A watertight flange for jointing and repairing pipes is provided that includes a ring-shaped sealing gasket (2) and a metal body (3) that is perimetrically coupled on the circular surface of the ring-shaped gasket (2). The sealing gasket (2) and the metal body (3) are pressed by closing and clamping elements externally incorporated determined by bolts (4) transversally inserted in respective pairs of parallel through-axles (5) and joined integral with the metal body (3). The metal body (3) has approximately the same length as the ring-shaped gasket (2), with respective lateral ends perpendicularly folded inward and having radial cuts (31) that define related rims (32) that determine retaining means of the said ring-shaped gasket (2) in the metal body (3) and, eventually, means interlocking the watertight flange (1) itself on the surface of the pipes to be jointed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: UNIONES ARPOL, S.A.
    Inventors: Barbara Inés Pires Cabado, Elisabet Patricia Pires Cabado
  • Tubular joint for an installation
    Patent number: 11448347
    Abstract: A tubular joint having an outer part formed by a fitting end of a piping element, and defining a first axis, an inner part formed by a spigot end of another piping element, the spigot end received in the fitting end. The fitting end and the spigot end define a fluid internal circulation space. A flange attached on the outer part and axially abutting against a shoulder formed by the inner part. A layer of polymeric material, extending radially between the outer and inner part, having a radially outer and inner surface both surrounding the first axis and bonded respectively to the outer and inner parts. The inner part rotatable with respect to the outer part about the first axis, and the inner part defining a second axis forming a pitch angle with the first axis. The inner part, the outer part, and the flange limit the pitch angle to lower than 5°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignees: TOTAL SE, TECHLAM
    Inventors: Joël Libolt, Ludovic Assier, Hervé Gueveneux
  • Polymer-lined fluid transmission line
    Patent number: 11448354
    Abstract: A polymer-lined fluid transmission line includes various structures, including a first polymer-lined pipe, a second polymer-lined pipe, and one or more sleeve retainers installed at a pipe junction between the polymer-lined pipes. Among other things, the sleeve retainers may include one or more protuberances to frictionally engage the polymer-lined pipes or a one or more portions that protrude into a space between the polymer-lined pipes to help retain and protect polymer sleeves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Reinke Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Lynn Wilkinson, Jon Patrick Henry, Russell Scott Reinke
  • Connection device for joining two pipe sections
    Patent number: 11441711
    Abstract: A connection device for joining two pipe sections in a body of water has a first tubular body having a spherical face; a second tubular body having at least one spherical face; a tubular pusher arranged about the second tubular body and having a spherical face; a first mechanism for coupling the second tubular body between the first tubular body and the tubular pusher and providing a spherical coupling between the first and the second tubular body; and a second mechanism for blocking any movement about the spherical coupling of the second tubular body with respect to the first tubular body and the tubular pusher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SAIPEM S.P.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Lucchese, Gianluca Toso, Diego Lazzarin
  • Fire sprinkler assembly including adjustable drop
    Patent number: 11433265
    Abstract: Provided herein are example aspects of a fire sprinkler assembly and a method for adjusting the height of an adjustable drop. In one aspect, the fire sprinkler assembly can comprise a bracket hub coupled to a bracket bar; a flexible conduit; an adjustable drop coupled to the bracket hub, the adjustable drop defining a lengthwise axis oriented transverse to the bracket bar, and the adjustable drop comprising: an inner casing, wherein the flexible conduit is directly coupled to the inner casing; and an outer casing surrounding the inner casing, the inner and outer casings including corresponding threading to permit rotation between the inner casing and the outer casing to adjust an axial height, along the lengthwise axis, of the inner casing; and a sprinkler head extending from the adjustable drop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Odair Dafonseca, Joseph Beagen
  • Fluid transfer connector
    Patent number: 11435022
    Abstract: A liquid transfer connector according to the present disclosure is provided with a plug having a plug body in which a fluid channel is formed, a socket having a socket body in which a fluid channel communicating with the fluid channel is formed when the plug is connected, a plug body housing part provided in the socket body, that receives and houses a distal end of the plug body inserted therein at a time of connection, an O-ring provided in the plug body housing part, that seals an outer periphery of the plug body inserted in the socket body and a cleaning liquid supply hole that supplies a cleaning liquid into the plug body housing part at a position opposite to the distal end of the plug body with respect to the O-ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Surpass Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Hasunuma
  • Grooved forged carbon steel fitting apparatus and methods of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 11426789
    Abstract: Roll grooved pipe fittings useful in the assembly of a variety of mechanically joined piping systems. These pipe fittings are roll grooved so that they can be mechanically joined directly with other like pipe fittings and/or with roll grooved straight pipe thereby substantially simplifying assembly. In addition, hybrid pipe fittings and systems are also disclosed. Methods and apparatus for manufacturing these aforementioned roll grooved pipe fittings are also disclosed and address both the roll grooving process itself, as well as various methodology and apparatus for correcting deformations that can occur as a result of the roll grooving process. Methods for using the aforementioned apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: US GROOVE AND FITTINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Duncan, Dennis Raymond Miller