Patents Assigned to EMS Global Inc.
  • Patent number: 7789643
    Abstract: A control apparatus used in conjunction with tools and devices such as electrical power supplies, fluid pumps and vacuums for in situ repair of pipes. A method for controlling in situ repair of pipe using electrical power sources, fluid and pressure sources and flexible heat and inflation bladder installing thermal responsive repair materials and applying the repair material to the interior wall surface. The apparatus controls the inflation of the repair tool inserted into a pipe and the amount and rate of fluid pressure and maintenance of a selected pressure. The apparatus may also control the evacuation of the fluid from the bladder of the repair tool. The device controls the heating of the tool used in the installation of the repair material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: EMS Global Inc.
    Inventors: William Lepola, Kenton L. Knoppel