Patents by Inventor Rainer Krings

Rainer Krings 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: 5275445
    Abstract: A gas-tight pipe connection includes a sleeve which has two internal thread portions which extend from the ends of the sleeve to a thread-free portion located in the middle of the sleeve. The sleeve includes a radially inwardly projecting web located in the middle of the thread-free portion and extending over a certain width. The web has end faces constructed as contact shoulders. A sealing portion each is provided between the internal thread portions and the contact shoulders. The connection further includes two pipes, each of which has in an end portion thereof a threaded portion constructed complementary to the internal thread portion of the sleeve. Each pipe also has a contact shoulder and a sealing surface arranged between the contact shoulder and the threaded portion. A tight metal seat is formed between the sealing surface of the pipe and the sealing portion of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1994
    Assignee: Mannesmann Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Krings, Friedrich Lenze, Erwin Langer