Patents by Inventor Burnice Black, Jr.

Burnice Black, Jr. 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).

  • Method for lining pipeline
    Patent number: 4780163
    Abstract: A method of lining pipes by providing a predetermined distance of pipeline with a first and second end; forming at least one closure point in the pipeline by cutting at least one section of the pipeline forming at least a first and second section of the pipeline and at least one cutout section of pipeline; pushing or pulling a first liner segment through the first section of pipeline to the closure point; pushing or pulling the second liner segment through the second section of the pipeline through to the closure point; contacting the two liner segments together at the closure point; fusing the two liner segments together at the closure point; insulating the exposed liner surface at the closure point; and welding the cut out section of pipeline to the first and second sections of pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Bryan L. Haneline, Jr., Burnice Black, Jr.