Patents by Inventor Hernan Bastos

Hernan Bastos 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).

  • RESTRAINING SYSTEMS FOR BELLED PIPE
    Publication number: 20140203552
    Abstract: A restraining system for connecting a belled end of a female pipe to a spigot end of a male pipe is disclosed. The system includes a ring-shaped casing having circumferential grooves separated by an abutment surface. One or more restraining rings or members are disposed in the grooves so as to contact both the casing and the outer surfaces of the male and female pipes. The one or more restraining rings restrain the pipes from moving away from each other when the system is pressurized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Samuel Guzowski, Luis Pablo Ulloa, Hernan Bastos, Miguel A. Gomez