Patents by Inventor Frank A. Scudder

Frank A. Scudder 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 and combination for installing a liner within a service pipe transversely connected to a main pipe
    Patent number: 5108533
    Abstract: An apparatus for installing a liner within a service pipe having an access end and a terminal end wherein the terminal end is transversely connected to a main pipe for allowing fluid to flow therebetween. The apparatus includes a flexible tubular member having a leading end and a trailing end. The leading end includes a flexible retainer secured thereto for being positioned within the main pipe proximate the service pipe terminal end. The flexible tubular member is impregnated with a thermosetting resin which cures after the flexible tubular member is positioned within the service pipe. Guiding and forcing members are provided for positioning the flexible tubular member within the service pipe such that the flexible retainer is seated within the main pipe proximate the service pipe terminal end and the trailing end is positioned proximate the service pipe access end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Assignee: Long Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles A. Long, Jr., Frank A. Scudder, Richard P. Baxter