Patents by Inventor Allan Bushell Deans

Allan Bushell Deans 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: 10663098
    Abstract: A dismantling joint for joining a first pipeline component to a second pipeline component including a first half and a second half, the first half including a cylindrical spigot having an outer face and a flange extending outwardly from the outer face of the spigot, the flange having an inner face and an outer face remote from the inner face, and the second half including a socket adapted to slidably receive therein the spigot of the first half, the socket having a proximal end and a distal end remote from the proximal end, the proximal end being opposed to the inner face of the flange of the first half; and forcing means arranged between the inner face of the flange of the first half and the proximal end of the spigot to engage the inner face of the flange of the first half and the proximal end of the socket of the second half adjacent the outer face of the spigot to force the first and second halves away from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Steel Mains Proprietary Limited
    Inventors: Mile Dudurovic, Allan Bushell Deans
  • Patent number: 9188262
    Abstract: A pipe joint between two metallic pipes which have been internally and/or externally coated with a material to prevent corrosion. The pipe joint includes a spigot terminating in an inverted hump supporting an elastomeric seal wherein the inverted hump is spaced from a protruding hump. The pipe joint further includes a socket adapted to fit over the spigot, the socket having an outwardly flared forward end terminating in an annular lip that engages an exterior of the protruding hump wherein the lip is welded to an exterior of the spigot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Steel Mains Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Allan Bushell Deans
  • Publication number: 20130214530
    Abstract: A pipe joint between two metallic pipes which have been internally and/or externally coated with a material to prevent corrosion. The pipe joint includes a spigot terminating in an inverted hump supporting an elastomeric seal wherein the inverted hump is spaced from a protruding hump. The pipe joint further includes a socket adapted to fit over the spigot, the socket having an outwardly flared forward end terminating in an annular lip that engages an exterior of the protruding hump wherein the lip is welded to an exterior of the spigot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Tyco Water Pty Limited
    Inventor: Allan Bushell Deans