Patents by Inventor George McAlpine

George McAlpine 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: 6210074
    Abstract: A material and method is provided for lining man-entry sized pipes and securing the lining to the pipe. The lining comprises a plurality of adjacent, unplasticized polyvinyl chloride panel segments circumferentially curved within the pipe, each including an interior channel through which grout may be injected. Upon the grout's curing, the grout provides strength and support for a second layer of grout injected into an annulus between the pipe's inner surface and an outer surface of the lining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Danby of North America
    Inventor: George A. McAlpine
  • Patent number: 6033149
    Abstract: A material and method is provided for lining man-entry sized pipes and securing the lining to the pipe. A plurality of lining panels (10) are positioned along the interior surface of a pipe so as to form a plurality of adjacent wall portions extending through the pipe. The lining panels are each formed with a plurality of T-shaped flanges (20) extending perpendicular to and along said outer wall of the lining panel. A stiffening panel (200) is positioned between at least selected pairs of the T-shaped flanges. The hollow interiors of the stiffening panels are formed to receive and hold grout. The grout when cured provides strength and support for a second layer of grout injected into an annulus between the pipe's inner surface and an outer surface of the lining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Danby of North America
    Inventor: George McAlpine
  • Patent number: 5785456
    Abstract: A material and method is provided for lining man-entry sized pipes and securing the lining to the pipe. The lining comprises a unplasticized polyvinyl chloride panel including an interior channel through which grout may be injected. Upon the grout's curing, the grout provides strength and support for a second layer of grout injected into an annulus between the pipe's inner surface and an outer surface of the lining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Danby of North America
    Inventor: George McAlpine
  • Patent number: 5778936
    Abstract: A system for generating a liner tube for an underground pipe while material is flowing through the pipe, incorporates a liner winding assembly, a carriage assembly connected to the liner tube being formed, a towing device for generating a pulling force on the carriage assembly and the liner tube being formed, and a liner hub assembly fixedly connected to the liner tube for operatively connecting the carriage assembly with the liner tube. The liner winding assembly includes a feeding and driving device for feeding liner material into the underground pipe, a device for forming the liner material into a liner tube, and a mounting device for fixedly mounting the feeding and driving device and the forming means in the underground pipe. The feeding and driving device generates a driving force to move the liner tube into and through the underground pipe as the liner tube is being formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Danby of North America
    Inventor: George McAlpine