Patents by Inventor Carl M. Brooks

Carl M. Brooks 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).

  • Publication number: 20150204475
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for repairing a section of compromised pipe comprising the steps of: identifying a compromised region of the pipe; cleaning the compromised region and an area of the surface of the pipe adjacent thereto; applying at least one layer of a securing material directly onto the compromised region of the pipe; applying at least one circumferential layer of a metallic cloth circumferentially encircling the pipe; applying at least one rigid partial shell to the exterior surface of the material prior to curing of the securing material; and maintaining the rigid partial shell in place until the securing material cures upon which time the securing material adheres the rigid partial shell to the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventor: Carl M. Brooks
  • Patent number: 8424571
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a repair apparatus and method for pipe and fittings. In one form, the method relates to utilizing fabric-like material which is intermixed with an adhesive. In one form, the adhesive is a two-part adhesive which hardens to a semi-rigid state to avoid stress fractures through repeated expansion and contraction due to physical movement or temperature variation in the pipe and/or fittings. In one form the method and apparatus are particularly useful in thermoplastic pipes. In other forms, the method is particularly useful in metal pipes and fittings, or in non-pipe structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Inventor: Carl M. Brooks
  • Publication number: 20110203694
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a repair apparatus and method for pipe and fittings. In one form, the method relates to utilizing fabric-like material which is intermixed with an adhesive. In one form, the adhesive is a two-part adhesive which hardens to a semi-rigid state to avoid stress fractures through repeated expansion and contraction due to physical movement or temperature variation in the pipe and/or fittings. In one form the method and apparatus are particularly useful in thermoplastic pipes. In other forms, the method is particularly useful in metal pipes and fittings, or in non-pipe structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventor: Carl M. Brooks
  • Patent number: 7938146
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a repair apparatus and method for pipe and fittings. In one form, the method relates to utilizing fabric-like material which is intermixed with an adhesive. In one form, the adhesive is a two-part adhesive which hardens to a semi-rigid state to avoid stress fractures through repeated expansion and contraction due to physical movement or temperature variation in the pipe and/or fittings. In one form the method and apparatus are particularly useful in thermoplastic pipes. In other forms, the method is particularly useful in metal pipes and fittings, or in non-pipe structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Western Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Carl M. Brooks, John R. Norton
  • Publication number: 20100154913
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a repair apparatus and method for pipe and fittings. In one form, the method relates to utilizing fabric-like material which is intermixed with an adhesive. In one form, the adhesive is a two-part adhesive which hardens to a semi-rigid state to avoid stress fractures through repeated expansion and contraction due to physical movement or temperature variation in the pipe and/or fittings. In one form the method and apparatus are particularly useful in thermoplastic pipes. In other forms, the method is particularly useful in metal pipes and fittings, or in non-pipe structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Carl M. Brooks, John R. Norton