With Means To Support Disparate Element Therein Patents (Class 138/108)
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Patent number: 8925900Abstract: In a method for arranging a plurality of wires in a pipe, length of a each wire is determined in accordance with locations a plurality of holes on a surface of the pipe, and each of the plurality of wires on a lead stick is fastened in accordance with the locations of the plurality of holes on the surface of the pipe. Ends of the wires are perpendicularly connected to the surface of the lead stick. The lead stick are inserted into the pipe, and the ends of the plurality of wires are extended from the plurality of holes.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignees: GDS Software (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chi-Chih Wang, Bing-Yu He, Tzu-Te Wang, Po-Wei Hung, Yao-Feng Li, Zhi-Qiang Wang
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Publication number: 20140326350Abstract: The present invention relates to a tailpipe tip assembly for inserting into a tailpipe opening comprising: a sleeve, where the sleeve includes a first opening at a first end and a fitting portion at a second end; a tailpipe tip, where the tailpipe tip includes a perimeter and the perimeter fits into an inner edge of the first opening of the sleeve and the fitting portion inserts into the tailpipe opening; and an etched design within the perimeter, where said design allows for the movement of air there through.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2013Publication date: November 6, 2014Inventor: Timothy Riley
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Publication number: 20140306446Abstract: A fitting for the mounting of an exhaust probe on an exhaust pipe with a base body having a central axis and secured to the exhaust pipe, with a bearing part having a longitudinal axis to accommodate the exhaust probe, wherein the bearing part and the base body are at least two-part and the bearing part can be secured in the base body in various positions, P1, P2.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: TENNECO GMBHInventors: Georg KRAUS, Martin WEISENBURGER, Pascal GALIVEL
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Patent number: 8844578Abstract: Example air ducts comprising pliable tubular sidewalls are provided with example internal frameworks that hold the duct in a generally expanded shape even when the duct is depressurized. The framework tensions the pliable sidewall material along the length of the ducts to keep the material taut. In some examples, the framework is restrained within the duct such that the duct's sidewall, being in tension, holds the framework in compression longitudinally. Thus, in the longitudinal direction, the duct is in tension and the framework is in compression. To prevent the framework from buckling under the compressive force, some example frameworks comprise a central longitudinal shaft with a plurality of radial spokes and rings that help hold the shaft straight. In some examples, the rings also help hold the duct radially expanded.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2010Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Rite-Hite Holding CorporationInventors: Cary Pinkalla, Frank Heim, Kevin J. Gebke, Nicholas L. Kaufmann, William A. Niehaus
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Publication number: 20140261836Abstract: The invention comprises a transmission line hanger insert that acts as an adapter that allows standard transmission line adapters previously used for coaxial cables to be used for fiber optic cables, power cables, hybrid cables and other cables that are becoming the new standard in the telecommunications industry. The insert is manufactured from UV-resistant rubber that is softer than the rubber used in prior art inserts. The insert of the present invention comprises a hollow cylindrical The present invention is a hollow, spool-shaped cylindrical insert for a standard transmission line hanger that comprises a cylinder with a rim at either end, a round opening through the cylinder's center, a slit extending from the exterior of the insert to the interior opening and multiple standing ribs in the interior of the insert that allow the insert to be used with a plurality of different cable diameters and shapes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Michael R. Budagher, Brad Leigh
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Patent number: 8833706Abstract: A cable mount 10 defines an aperture for receiving an electrical or fluid conduit, and has upstanding ribs 15 which define a circular track 14 for a cable tie. The ribs also define flat mounting planes to prevent rotation of the mount with respect to a substrate. An additional attachment member (41-46) is positioned to allow adaptation of a mold to different kinds of attachment member.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2010Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Thomas & Betts, LLCInventors: Richard Aubrey Elsmore, Robert Gerald Rudd
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Publication number: 20140238540Abstract: The present invention is directed to a vent tube apparatus, system and methods incorporating a traceable material such as a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag for use in conjunction with a filling machine during container filling operations for a quicker and more accurate detection of the location of the vent tube after it has become detached from a filling machine during filling operations, and to increase the safety of the filling operation and reduce costs and time when a malfunction occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: DORCIA, LLCInventors: Grant Cook, Daniel Namie
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Publication number: 20140216480Abstract: A device includes a core, a membrane, at least one first electrode coupled to the core, at least one second electrode coupled to the core or the membrane and a collapsible electroactive polymer element. The collapsible polymer element is configured to extend from or extend around at least a portion of the core where the element is in an expanded configuration without application of a voltage and in a collapsed configuration with the application of the voltage or in a collapsed configuration without application of a voltage and in an expanded configuration with the application of the voltage. The voltage is applied via the at least one first electrode and the at least one second electrode. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: PERSONICS HOLDINGS, LLC.Inventor: John P. Keady
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Publication number: 20140209201Abstract: A mounting includes at least one electrode producing electric fields in an exhaust gas line, a disk of electrically insulating material having inflow and outflow sides and openings for exhaust gas, and at least one electrical conductor fastened to and/or in the disk. The electrical conductor is covered by the electrically insulating material at least on the inflow side and in electrical contact with the electrodes extending toward the outflow side. Since the electrical conductor is completely surrounded by insulating material during operation, an area that must be covered by a soot layer for a leakage current to develop is increased. The leakage length increases and one or more electrodes are in the exhaust gas at the same time. The soot particles deposited on the mounting and the exhaust gas line, need to be removed less often. An exhaust line device having at least one mounting is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUER EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBHInventors: JAN HODGSON, CHRISTIAN VORSMANN
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Publication number: 20140202571Abstract: A house connection for a cable in a medium conduit comprises a cable passage with which the cable is taken out of the medium conduit. The cable passage is provided with a cable tensioner with which a portion of the cable can be tensioned in the medium conduit. The cable passage is preferably part of a rotatable manifold.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2012Publication date: July 24, 2014Inventor: Johannes Gerhardus Spijker
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Patent number: 8763645Abstract: A support system for process piping and method of installation are presented. An adjustable hanger rod assembly includes a rod with oppositely oriented external threads at opposite ends thereof. These threads are adapted to mate with internal threads in respectively associated sleeves. One of the sleeves is fixed to a support system, while the other sleeve is fixedly secured to a pipe clamp. The oppositely oriented threading of the rod allows the rod to operate as a turnbuckle, such that rotation of the rod adjusts the elevation of the pipe clamp and an associated pipe retained thereby. Once a desired adjustment has been achieved, the rod and associated pipe clamp may be locked into position by tack or spot welding of the rod to the associated sleeves.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Inventor: Christopher J. Hendershot
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Patent number: 8752590Abstract: An extendable rope protecting sleeve is provided as an apparatus that extends over an existing climbing rope providing a barrier that protects said climbing rope from fraying and weakening as a result of direct contact with damaging surfaces. The expandable rope protecting sleeve shrouds a climbing rope during a climber's descent with minimal interference to the climber's range of motion. The apparatus provides the extendable sleeve with a detachable engagement through a breakaway wrist strap in order reduce the likelihood of the climber being encumbered by the apparatus. Additionally, the detachable engagement is provided in a manner that avoids a sudden jerking sensation upon detachment. Through the combination of the aforementioned components the apparatus is able to slowly expand over a climbing rope covering exposed sections of the climbing rope during the climber's descent.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2013Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Inventors: David Donald Petty, Richard DeMille Petty
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Patent number: 8752614Abstract: Heat exchanger element for installation in sewage pipelines, the top side of which heat exchanger element has a heat-conducting exchange surface with heat exchanger chambers arranged on it, the heat exchanger element has in cross section a run-in gutter and run-off surfaces contiguous to the latter on both sides, and, in the region of the run-in gutter and the run-off surfaces, lines for the forward run, return run and distribution of a heat exchanger medium are arranged, the floor point of the run-in gutter, the lower region of the lines and/or the free margins of the run-off surfaces being designed as bearings for arranging the heat exchanger element in the sewage pipeline.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2006Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Uhrig Kanaltechnik GmbHInventor: Thomas Uhrig
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Publication number: 20140144537Abstract: A method of forming a wired pipe transmission line includes: providing an assembly that includes an inner conductor surrounded by an insulating material; attaching a fixation element to the assembly at or near an end thereof; providing a tubular outer conductor; disposing the assembly and the fixation element within the outer conductor; and fixedly attaching the fixation element to the inner portion of the tubular outer conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Inventors: Volker Peters, Detlev Benedict, Robert Buda, Stephan Mueller, Henning Rahn, Rene Schulz
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Publication number: 20140137974Abstract: An duct for distributing transmission media is described herein. The duct has an elongated main body having a length and a lengthwise bore formed through the elongated main body. The elongated main body includes a generally flat bottom portion disposed adjacent to the bore and at least one strength member disposed lengthwise within the elongated main body. The at least one strength member defines a control surface disposed parallel to the flat bottom portion and intersecting the bore of the duct such that the transmission media longitudinally intersect with the control surface over a strained portion of the elongated main body when in a stressed state. An adhesive layer is disposed on an external surface of the flat bottom portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Brent LUNCEFORD, John P. LAMMERS, Robert M. ANDERTON, Karl E. WOLF, Paul H. BENSON, Donald K. LARSON
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Patent number: 8695214Abstract: A network and method of laying network cables in water supply pipes is disclosed. A building is situated near a roadway along which is laid a trunk cable. A water supply pipe branches off the water main to enter the building. A water supply pipe is provided at the time of construction of the building and is an underground pipe. It is conventional to provide a dedicated (and usually underground) conduit for a branch cable, which is expensive and disruptive. In the present invention the branch cable is laid along water supply pipe, enabling the cable to cross between the trunk cable and the building with minimal disturbance of the ground therebetween. This is achieved by introducing cable to pipe by use of a suitable Y-junction at location and removing the cable from the pipe by use of a second such Y-junction at location.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2009Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: CMS (Cable Management Supplies) PLC. a Company of the United KingdomInventor: Elfed Thomas
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Patent number: 8667994Abstract: A plumbing fitting includes a body portion 1 which is secured to a structure such as a wall framing in use by means of a mounting means 2. An inlet means 3 is linked to an outlet means 4 by means of an internal passage in the body portion. The inlet means is adapted to be secured to distributor pipework or hoses in use and the outlet means is adapted to be coupled to a flexible hose or a tap where it projects through a wall lining. The body portion 1 can slide within the mounting means 2, if sufficient force is used, so that after the coupling is made to an extended outlet means 4 the outlet means can be pushed back towards the wall structure to assist in the provision of a neat appearance.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2005Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Inventor: David John Picton
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Patent number: 8651146Abstract: The different embodiments of the cable stand-off serve as a thermally inslutative protector. In one embodiment, the cable stand-off includes an elongated member defining a lumen therethrough, and a plurality of fins extending from an outer surface of the elongated member, wherein the plurality of fins includes sets of fins, each set of fins being spaced a longitudinal distance from one another and being positioned around a circumference of the elongated member. Another embodiment of the cable stand-off comprises an elongated member having a helical shape and surrounding at least a portion of a length of at least one energy transmission conduit. In yet another embodiment, a cable stand-off comprises an elongated surrounding at least a portion of a length of an energy transmission conduit, wherein the elongated member is made of a non-flammable, low particulate, flexible fiber material.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2008Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Kristin D. Johnson, Joseph E. Hendricks, Darion Peterson, Christopher T. Rusin, Kevin J. Seifert, Arnold V. DeCarlo
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Patent number: 8640738Abstract: An improved tubing device, preferably for use in the medical industry is provided. The tubing device provides a seamless transport path by using the tubing itself as the transport means without any other internally wetted parts, or connections, to provide a substantial reduction in the number of fluid contact components, and eliminate the need for cutting tubes into segments to be later bonded via tubing connectors. This can reduce the risk of contamination of the transported materials and can also reduce the use of chemicals such as adhesives and bonding agents.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2009Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Haemonetics CorporationInventors: Majid Zia, Anthony J. Angelo, Craig M. Wilson
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Publication number: 20140000747Abstract: A tube-shaped assembly, a tube-shaped part and an associated method of manufacturing the same are provided. In regards to a method, a glass or plastic tube is provided that has a maskant positioned upon an interior region of the tube to define a window. The method also includes coating an interior surface of the tube with a tinted anti-splinter material having a dye or pigment mixed therein. The method also includes curing the tinted anti-splinter material and removing the maskant such that the interior region is free of the tinted anti-splinter material. A tube-shaped part is also provided that includes a glass or plastic tube and a maskant positioned upon an interior region of the tube to define a window. The tube-shaped part also includes a tinted anti-splinter material having a dye or pigment mixed therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Harri Aukusti Lasarov, Ville Henrikki Vehkapera
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Patent number: 8603332Abstract: A method includes placing pipe stands to support waste-conveying pipes in a trench in a septic system. The pipe stands are preferably flat bowtie-shaped sheets (preferably polymeric) folded to form stable pipe supports. Holes or notches are formed that align when the sheet is folded, thus providing stable support for a horizontal pipe when the panels' bottom edges rest on the ground. Modified versions include: folding a fold-out foot in the panels for engaging soft soil, forming fold-out dispersing flanges for dispersing waste dropped from the pipe, driving stakes into soft soil for stability, punching-out rings or multiple holes for supporting different sized pipes, stabilizing opposing panels in the sheet to fixedly maintain their spacing, forming a feature for receiving a grounded wire stake, and/or providing a bias from the living hinge of the fold line causing frictional gripping of the pipe. Many versions can be used in different orientations.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Inventor: William R. Brooks
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Patent number: 8563879Abstract: A low tare weight filter system is disclosed. The low weight makes the system especially advantageous for use in inertial microbalance instrumentation where small variations in mass must be accounted for to deliver accurate results. Moreover, the assembly is constructed to permit the filter collector to flex and stretch over a complimentary body incorporated in a filter support base and securely fasten to the same. Such use offers further advantages for instrument performance. It insures consistent apposition and long-term stability in the contact between the filter media and its reference surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2010Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Sierra InstrumentsInventor: David Michael Korpi
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Patent number: 8561647Abstract: A pressure-relieving safety assembly, comprising a sleeve and collar, protects against human injury and loss of life by blocking flow of fluid from a ruptured high pressure conduit and provides pressure relief for escaping fluid. This pressure-relieving assembly includes a sleeve that encircles the high-pressure line and is secured to, at one or both ends of the line, a coupling. The sleeve is secured to the coupling(s) by a collar having raised portions that provides a path for fluid that has escaped from the conduit at a burst or pin-hole failure location, to flow towards the ends of the conduit, indicating to the user that a conduit failure has occurred. The sleeve lowers the fluid velocity while the path provided by the collar prevents the fluid pressure from building up behind the sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2008Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: The Gates CorporationInventor: Yelena Gray
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Patent number: 8555929Abstract: A multi-hole insulation tube with multiple interior insulation channels to accommodate multiple conduits of unequal temperatures is disclosed. Each channel within the tube is insulated from the other channels so as to substantially prevent the negative influence of one conduit on another through conduction.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Aeroflex USAInventors: Greg Ertel, Sireeporn Khotchapunsoontorn, Ketwan Ramseur, Darrell Peil, Pawat Vitoorapakorn
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Publication number: 20130263958Abstract: A polymer tube for conducting a pipe buried underground, having a a plurality of RFID tags arranged at regular intervals along the tube and a protective layer of the RFID tags.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Inventor: Bernard Vinoy
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Patent number: 8550122Abstract: An exhaust system for a vehicle features a pipe finisher including an inner sleeve. The inner sleeve has a reduced diameter portion spaced upstream from a downstream end of the inner sleeve. An exhaust pipe disposed in the inner sleeve, the exhaust pipe including a radially outward extending projection downstream of the reduced diameter portion of the inner sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2009Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.Inventors: Martin Derry, Mozaffar Roshanfar
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Publication number: 20130248041Abstract: The invention provides a device (2) for guiding a cable (8a, 8b) in a duct (4), the device (2) being characterized in that it comprises at least one guide tube (12) receiving the cable (8a, 8b) and at least one expandable clamp (13) secured to one end (12a) of the tube (12), the expandable clamp (13) being deployed so as to be blocked against the inside wall of the duct (4) in order to hold the tube (12) in the duct (4). The device serves to guide and hold the cable in the duct without damaging the duct.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2011Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTYInventors: Thierry Blanpain, Dominique Chauvet
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Publication number: 20130228501Abstract: A chromatography column design and a packing device, as well as a method for obtaining a column with a very compact and uniform bed are provided. The bed remains compact and uniform during operation of the column and during sanitization, storage and transportation of the column. The amount of hardware, particularly the hardware parts in contact with product, is minimized, especially with the implementation of an internal liner. With this internal liner, the packed bed can be separated from the column in intact form, or even prepared separately from, and outside of, the column.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2013Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Sébastien Lefebvre, Lilian Portier, Maurice Agée
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Publication number: 20130160571Abstract: There is described a duct detector and components for duct detectors. In one form the duct detector includes: a port unit and detector unit. The port unit is mountable to a duct in use so as to position one or more ports in the duct. The detector unit includes a detection region. The port unit and detector unit are reconfigurable between a close coupled configuration and a separated configuration in which the units are mountable with a variable separation between them and coupled by one or more elongate conduits to provide fluid communication between the units.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: Xtralis Technologies Ltd.Inventor: Alasdair James Williamson
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Publication number: 20130153059Abstract: A holder for at least one electrode, in particular a discharge electrode which is suitable for producing a corona discharge, in an exhaust-gas line, includes a body through which an exhaust gas can flow and at least one electric contact for the at least one electrode. Preferably, the at least one electric contact is integrated into the body. An apparatus for fixing at least one electric electrode in an exhaust-gas line is also proposed. The apparatus has at least one such holder and the apparatus has a particle separator disposed downstream in exhaust gas flow direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2013Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUER EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBHInventor: EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUER EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBH
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Publication number: 20130118628Abstract: A method of coating a pipeline includes introducing into one of two open ends of a pipeline a quantity of a pasty coating material, inserting after the material in the one end an elastic sleeve device, and supplying compressed air into the one end.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2011Publication date: May 16, 2013Inventor: Peter Gorovits
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Patent number: 8413934Abstract: A bracket (20) that is fixed to a band (10) mounted on an outer peripheral surface (2a) of a cylinder tube (2) supports a pipe (4). The band (10) includes a first tab (11a) projecting outward in a radial direction and a second tab (11b) projecting outward in the radial direction. The bracket (20) supporting the pipe (4) is formed with an inverted U-shaped cross-section constituted by a pair of leg plate portions (20a) and a top plate portion (20b) formed integrally with the leg plate portions (20a) to join the leg plate portions (20a). The pair of leg plate portions (20a) are fixed to the first tab (11a) and the second tab (11b) by a bolt, and a small and lightweight pipe fixing structure is thus realized.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takahiko Hara
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Publication number: 20130069770Abstract: A mouth pipe and porous filter unit for operation of a device, e.g. a pneumatically actuated device, comprises a mouth pipe in communication with an air tube for delivering blown air to the device. The mouth pipe comprises a one-piece transparent thermoplastic extrusion member and has an integral projection for grasping the mouth pipe. The porous filter has a pore size ranging from 90 microns to 130 microns for preventing saliva and/or blood of a patient from flowing into the air tube and surrounding environment. The mouth pipe comprises a first diameter section, a transition member, and an enlarged second diameter section which form a continuous airway therein and the porous filter is wedged within the enlarged second diameter section of the mouth pipe. The material of the mouth pipe may be polyvinyl chloride, and the material of the filter may be polystyrene.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: Dwyer Precision Products, Inc.Inventor: Bert W. Wechtenhiser
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Patent number: 8356634Abstract: A conduit system having a conduit with an elongate body having a length between spaced first and second ends and bounding a passageway for communication of flowable material between the first and second spaced ends. The conduit has first and second end fittings connected respectively at the first and second ends of the body. An elongate element has a length and extends between the first and second ends of the body. The elongate element has a construction that resists elongation under applied lengthwise tensile forces to a greater extent than the body. The elongate element is connected to each of the first and second end fittings and is substantially unconnected to the body over a substantial length thereof so that elongation of the body is resisted by the elongate element.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2009Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Piranha Hose ProductsInventors: Brian Blake, Chad Brunink
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Publication number: 20130000768Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pipe for transporting fluids such as oil or gas, said pipe comprising an inner carrier pipe, with an inner coating and a casing characterised in that said inner coating and said casing are sealed by integration between the material of the inner coating and the material of the casing as a result of a change of the molecular state of the materials in the area which is to be integrated. Hereby a strong sealing between the casing and the inner coating is obtained, which allows for an effective encapsulation of e.g. insulation material placed in between the casing and the inner coating. The invention further relates to a method for sealing an inner coating and a casing in a pipe for transporting fluids such as oil or gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2010Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: LOGSTOR A/SInventor: Kim Schacht
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Patent number: 8291551Abstract: A clamp assembly is provided for clamping tubular parts to a vehicle frame. The clamp assembly includes a first housing attached to a vehicle frame member and a second housing for attaching to the first housing. A first clamp member is received by the first housing. The first clamp member has recesses formed in an outer surface thereof for receiving tubular parts, and has grooves spaced apart from the outer surface for receiving other tubular part. The first clamp member includes a guide member which is received by a slot formed in the first housing. The first clamp member also includes a post which projects therefrom. A second clamp member is compressed between the second housing and the first clamp member, and the second tubular parts are held between the first clamp member and the second clamp member. The second clamp member includes a bore which receives the post. The first and second housings enclose the clamp members and the tubular parts.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2009Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Paul Thomas Bruss, James Allen Newhouse, Trace Dustin Landers
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Patent number: 8262640Abstract: An improved biological fluid filtration system is shown having, seriatim, a blood container, a biological fluid filtration device downstream of the blood container, and a blood receiving container downstream of the biological fluid filtration device; a bypass line is provided to allow fluid communication between the blood container and the blood receiving container, the bypass line includes a loop, the loop of the bypass line being configured to be disposed above the blood container at a sufficient height to prevent the passage of fluid around the leukocyte depletion device; the loop of the bypass line being disposed in a tube support device, the tube support device being configured to support substantially the entire weight of the biological fluid filtration system without substantially crimping said bypass line.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2010Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Hemerus Medical LLCInventors: Majid Zia, Anthony J. Angelo, Craig M. Wilson
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Publication number: 20120199235Abstract: A dielectric structure (10) for an electric wire or cable, presenting an inner hollow cylindrical body (2) and an outer hollow cylindrical body (3), said bodies (2, 3) being coaxial and being connected together by a plurality of spacers (4a, 4b, 4c, 14). The main characteristic of a dielectric structure is that each spacer (14) is constituted by a first curved wall (15) and by a second curved wail (16) that is curved in the opposite direction relative to a radial plane interconnecting the two bodies (2, 3), the walls (15, 16) having at least one intersection zone (17), two successive spacers (14) being in contact with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Inventors: Patrick Rybski, Bruno Truong, Michael Veaux, Pascal Clouet
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Publication number: 20120044629Abstract: An air duct installed in a chassis is configured to have a heat dissipating device mounted thereon during shipping. The heat dissipating device defining a number of mounting holes corresponding to a number of fixing members extending from a surface of the air duct to accomplish the mounting. Thereby, the heat dissipating device may be conveniently and securely packaged and transported with the air duct and chassis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2010Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRICISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.Inventors: HUNG-YI WU, LEI LIU
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Publication number: 20120037255Abstract: A line-management assembly has a base, a collating device and a connecting device. The base has a bottom board, a linking panel and a linking frame. The linking frame is rotatably connected to the linking panel and has a mounting tube, an outer casing, multiple storing spaces and two linking arms. The collating device is pivotally connected to the base and has multiple extending frames. The extending frames are detachably connected each other, the lowest one of the extending frames is detachably attached to the linking frame of the base and each extending frame has a central tube, an outer cover, multiple collating spaces and two extending arms. The connecting device is detachably connected to the collating device and has a connecting frame. The connecting frame is detachably connected to the uppermost extending frame of the collating device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventor: CHIN-JUI HUNG
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Publication number: 20120031518Abstract: A novel conduit design is disclosed. The conduit includes a cylindrical body having defined therein a first aperture and a second aperture, wherein the first aperture is designed to receive a shaft of a turbine and the second aperture is sufficiently large to facilitate ingress or egress of a probe through the second aperture, and wherein the second aperture is located a distance away from the first aperture such that when a turbine is disposed through the first aperture, an entry by a probe into the cylindrical body through the second aperture is not prevented by presence of the turbine.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2010Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicants: LUCID ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, LLP, NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANYInventors: Gregory S. Smith, Mark Rydell Cosby, Roderic Alan Schlabach
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Patent number: 8043681Abstract: In a method of making a hybrid structure, at least one support body is fixed in a tube component which is then placed in an injection molding tool. An injection-molded part is injection-molded to an outer surface of the tube component in an area of the support body. As a result, the tube component is inwardly deformed, when regions adjacent to the support body are exposed to an injection pressure, and forms indentations for engagement of the injection-molded part.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2008Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventors: Christian Handing, Christian Hielscher, Andreas Hitz, Andreas Wille
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Publication number: 20110220700Abstract: A system and method for propelling a hose, including: a system housing and a tractor element disposed in the housing. The tractor element includes: a tractor housing with a through-bore; and a protrusion extending into the through-bore. The system includes: a hose assembly including a substantially helical coil disposed about a hose; and an actuator for rotating the tractor housing with respect to the system housing. The tractor element is fixed in the system housing with respect to axial movement; and the hose assembly can be disposed in the through-bore so that the protrusion contacts a portion of the coil. As the tractor housing is rotated in a rotational direction: the protrusion exerts a displacement force on the coil; and the hose assembly reacts to the displacement force by displacing in an axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2010Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: STONEAGE, INC.Inventor: Gerald P. Zink
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Patent number: 8011392Abstract: An object is to prevent thermal fatigue, resulting from variations in temperature interfaces, of piping having a fluid-mixing region where fluids of different temperatures are mixed. Piping 1 having a fluid-mixing region M includes a reducer 5 including an end portion 5e disposed substantially on a central axis of a main pipe 2. Low-temperature water flows through the reducer 5 at a lower velocity than high-temperature water flowing outside the end portion 5e. The low-temperature water and the high-temperature water have different temperatures. The low-temperature water and the high-temperature water are mixed in the fluid-mixing region M downstream of the reducer 5. The reducer 5 has a weld line 5f formed to connect the end portion 5e and an elbow portion 5d together. The distance between the weld line 5f and a downstream end 5a is equal to or larger than the inner diameter D of the main pipe 2.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2006Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kondo, Koichi Tanimoto, Shigeki Suzuki, Yoshikazu Nitta, Toshikatsu Hasunuma
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Patent number: 7997303Abstract: The present invention relates to a pipe segment including an outer and an inner pipe section, with the inner pipe section being positioned within the outer pipe section, and a support means supporting the inner pipe section in relation to the outer pipe section so that the inner pipe section can expand axially relative to the outer pipe section in response to temperature changes in the material being transported in the pipe segment. Furthermore, the present invention refers to a transfer line for transporting hot particulate material, such as iron ore fines, in a carrier gas, including a plurality of these pipe segments and to a process for transporting hot particulate material in a carrier gas in a direct smelting plant for producing molten metal from a metalliferous feed material, in particular between a pretreatment unit and solid delivery means in the form of lances for injecting the material into a direct smelting vessel.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2004Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Outotec OyjInventors: Karsten Hoffhaus, Gunther Kazmeier, Marco Aurelio Flores-Verdugo
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Publication number: 20110168287Abstract: A smooth-bore plastic tubing with an outer helical support bead is resistant to collapse and incorporates plural conductors disposed outside of the tubing bore and insulated both from ambient and from one another. The conductors may have a desired relatively high thermal conductivity to tidal air flow within the tubing, while also having a comparatively high thermal resistance to ambient. The conductors may be electrical conductors, or may include fiber optic conductors as well in the same tubing structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2011Publication date: July 14, 2011Inventor: Eric Carlson
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Patent number: 7942168Abstract: The invention provides a pneumatic and/or fluidic module, a method of producing a pneumatic and/or fluidic module and the use of a pneumatic and/or fluidic module, the pneumatic and/or fluidic module comprising at least one pneumatic and/or fluidic conduit provided to form at least a part of a pneumatic and/or fluidic circuit, said at least one pneumatic and/or fluidic conduit comprising a first part along said conduit and a second part along said conduit, wherein said conduit is provided essentially leak-proof along the interface of the first and the second part by means of the first part comprising a first material at the interface of the first and the second part and by means of the second part comprising a second material at the interface of the first and the second part and wherein the first material is more compressible than the second material.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2008Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Thomas Kuehnel, Erwin Mueller, Torsten Briem
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Publication number: 20110073206Abstract: The present invention provides a silicon hose integrated with a sensor port, which includes a base hose and a sensor port. The sensor port includes a sensor connection portion and an embedded portion integrally formed therewith. By embedding the embedded portion in the hose, the sensor port is integrally fixed on an outer circumference of the hose. According to the present invention, it is possible to contribute to a reduction in cost and weight and an improvement in fuel efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventor: Sung Wook Na
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Publication number: 20110061759Abstract: A tube assembly includes an outer tube with ribs in the inner periphery thereof and a sleeve is mounted to the outer tube and an operation unit is located in the outer tube. The operation unit includes a first part and a second part which is threadedly connected to the first part. The second part includes multiple expandable plates extending axially therefrom. An inner tube unit has a connection member connected to an end thereof and the connection member is fixed to the first part and includes a tapered flange which is moved to control the expandable plates to contact or removed from the inner periphery of the outer tube when adjusting the inner tube relative to the outer tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Inventor: Yann-Shoou Chen
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Patent number: 7905295Abstract: Submersible pump power cable is inserted into a length of tubing. The device comprises an anchoring system attachable to the cable affixed to the tubing inner surface. The anchoring system includes an anchoring sleeve slideable over the cable and insertable into the tubing. Coiling the tubing with the cable and anchoring system inside energizes the sleeve into an anchoring configuration to anchor the cable within the tubing. The anchoring system continues to anchor the cable after uncoiling the tubing and inserting it into a wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2008Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventor: John J. Mack