Patents Assigned to Sato et al.
  • Patent number: 5806896
    Abstract: A joint for a fluid transport pipe is provided for use in e.g. connecting and communicating a fluid piping device such as a branch pipe or a sluice valve to a through bore defined in a fluid transport pipe. The joint includes a joint body, to be connected to a fluid transport pipe. This joint body has a cylindrical connecting portion projecting therefrom. The cylindrical connecting portion includes a fixed cylindrical member formed integrally with the joint body and a movable cylindrical member fluid-tightly connectable to the fixed cylindrical member to be pivotable three-dimensionally relative thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: Sato et al.
    Inventors: Taichi Sato, Masaru Ueno, Mitsuhiro Shiozaki, Naoki Kaido, Atsushi Sakai