Patents Assigned to SMART PIPE COMPANY, LP
  • Patent number: 8567450
    Abstract: Pipe with a liner or core pipe and a liner or core pipe which is insertable into a host pipe, the liner or core pipe including, in certain aspects, a pipe made of temperature-resistant non-metallic corrosion-resistant material; first and second strengthening wraps around the pipe; a plurality of spaced-apart axial strength members or pulling tapes on the pipe; and a protective outer wrap on the pipe. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Smart Pipe Company LP
    Inventors: William D. Sringfellow, Kyle Bethel, Aron Eklund, Stephen C. Catha, Kenneth R. Charboneau
  • Publication number: 20120291903
    Abstract: A method for restoring a degraded pipeline, the method comprising: removing a degraded part of an inner flow pipe of a pipeline leaving a space between two spaced-apart sections of the inner flow pipe; positioning a new pipe in the space; connecting the new pipe to the two spaced-apart sections of the inner flow pipe thereby re-establishing a flow channel through the inner flow pipe; the new pipe having a core pipe with a first strengthening wrap thereon, a second strengthening wrap around the first strengthening wrap, and a protective outer wrap on the second strengthening wrap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: SMART PIPE COMPANY, LP
    Inventors: Aron Robert Ekelund, Stephen Crockett Catha, Kenneth Ray Charboneau, Justin Michael Reed, Robert Kyle Bethel