Patents by Inventor Burleigh R. Murphree

Burleigh R. Murphree has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 3976312
    Abstract: An expansion joint having a first corrugated tubular member including a plurality of ridges and valleys and having connections at each end for connection in a conduit in which a protective member including a second corrugated tubular member is sized to encircle the exterior of the first tubular member and includes a plurality of ridges and valleys mating with the ridges and valleys of the first member. The second protective tubular member receives any material flowing through a leak in the first member and prevent spraying of the material to the surroundings. The second member is flexible for moving with the first member and preferably the second member is transparent whereby leaks in the first member may be visually observed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1976
    Assignee: Peabody Dore' Corporation
    Inventor: Burleigh R. Murphree