Patents by Inventor Andrew Cupples

Andrew Cupples 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).

  • Electrofusion Fittings for Lined Pipes
    Publication number: 20240019071
    Abstract: A liner bridge for a lined pipeline has bores extending through a tubular wall and terminals fitted in the bores, each terminal being exposed to an inward side of the wall for conducting electricity to an electrofusion element. A sealing interface between each terminal and its surrounding bore has one or more projecting formations of the terminal and at least one complementary formation of the bore engaged with the or each of the projecting formations. The interface can also include a sealing mass in the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Bruce, Chris Woods, Andrew Cupples, Ross McSkimming
  • Electrofusion fittings for lined pipes
    Patent number: 11692662
    Abstract: A liner bridge for a lined pipeline has bores extending through a tubular wall and terminals fitted in the bores, each terminal being exposed to an inward side of the wall for conducting electricity to an electrofusion element. A sealing interface between each terminal and its surrounding bore has one or more projecting formations of the terminal and at least one complementary formation of the bore engaged with the or each of the projecting formations. The interface can also include a sealing mass in the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Subsea 7 Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Bruce, Chris Woods, Andrew Cupples, Ross McSkimming
  • Electrofusion Fittings for Lined Pipes
    Publication number: 20200408349
    Abstract: A liner bridge for a lined pipeline has bores extending through a tubular wall and terminals fitted in the bores, each terminal being exposed to an inward side of the wall for conducting electricity to an electrofusion element. A sealing interface between each terminal and its surrounding bore has one or more projecting formations of the terminal and at least one complementary formation of the bore engaged with the or each of the projecting formations. The interface can also include a sealing mass in the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Bruce, Chris Woods, Andrew Cupples, Ross McSkimming