Patents by Inventor Benjamin P. Rich

Benjamin P. Rich 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).

  • Repair or maintenance system for leaking pipes or pipe joints
    Patent number: 5894864
    Abstract: A method of repairing and maintaining a pipe or pipe joint comprises applying a plurality of components to form a cooperative combination that strengthens, seals and protects the pipe or pipe joint. The initial components of the system seal, repair and/or protect the underlying structure, and the final component of the system binds the initial components to the underlying structure forms a strong cover strengthening and protecting the pipe and/or pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Inventor: Benjamin P. Rich
  • High strength resin-cloth structural system
    Patent number: 5030493
    Abstract: A high-strength patching material made of a cloth woven from continuous filament fiberglass warp and filling yarns and impregnated between the yarns with a resinous pliabile-plastic material which hardens spontaneously upon exposure to aqueous moisture is disclosed for use in leakproof patching of pipes and other containers of fluids under elevated pressures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Assignee: Neptune Research, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin P. Rich