Spirally Wound Material Patents (Class 138/129)
  • Patent number: 11504492
    Abstract: An air conduit for a respiratory therapy device comprises a first end, a second end, and a tube portion, wherein the tube portion comprises a tube wall and an auxiliary structure, such as a rib. The air conduit may deliver a flow of air from a respiratory therapy device or a humidifier to a patient interface. The air conduit may comprise a plurality of auxiliary structures, some of which may consist of a polymeric material, and some of which may comprise a polymeric material and an electrical conductor. An auxiliary structure may be a helical rib extending across a length of the tube portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Dimitri Marco Maurer
  • Patent number: 11480272
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention provides a system including: a length of energy-dissipative tubing; a first sealing device coupled to a first end of the length of energy-dissipative tubing; and a second sealing device coupled to a second end of the length of energy-dissipative tubing. Exposure to one or more selected from the group consisting of: fault currents or lightning strikes at an exposure point along the length of energy-dissipative tubing will produce arcs at the exposure point and at least one of the first end and the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Titeflex Corporation
    Inventor: Jordan Strunk
  • Patent number: 11226057
    Abstract: Techniques for implementing a pipe segment that includes a tubing inner barrier layer that defines a pipe bore through the pipe segment, a venting tubing annulus implemented around the tubing inner barrier layer, in which the venting tubing annulus includes a first solid material implemented to define a venting fluid conduit, a tubing intermediate barrier layer implemented around the venting tubing annulus, a reinforcement tubing annulus implemented around the tubing intermediate barrier layer, and a tubing outer barrier layer implemented around the reinforcement tubing annulus. The reinforcement tubing annulus includes a second solid material that is different from the first solid material and is implemented to define a reinforcement fluid conduit. Additionally, the venting fluid conduit facilitates venting fluid that permeates from the pipe bore through the tubing inner barrier layer out from the pipe segment before the fluid contacts the second solid material in the reinforcement tubing annulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Kaci Michelle Callahan, Juan Alfredo Erni, Kirk Spencer Francis
  • Patent number: 11203932
    Abstract: A method for repairing in-ground tunnel structures including the steps of: a) cleaning the structure to be lined; b) preparing a sheet of composite liner onto a roller; c) applying resin to the wall of the tunnel; d) dispensing said sheet into said resin using said roller and e) bedding the liner composite into the applied resin. The process can then be repeated along the length of the tunnel in a sheet by sheet fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: WARREN ENVIRONMENTAL & COATING, LLC
    Inventor: Danny Warren
  • Patent number: 11085561
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing an elongate sheet having a uniform thickness and a first and further spaced apart long edge, to a first pair of a plurality of spaced apart pairs of opposed forming roller elements, and via the pairs of roller elements, progressively forming a cross-sectional profile in the sheet that comprises a body portion comprising a folded central region of the sheet and a first and further wing portion that each extend away from the body portion and terminate at a respective long edge of the sheet, and securing adjacent regions of the wing portions and/or opposed regions of the body portion together thereby providing a windable elongate tape element having laterally immobilised wing portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES ENERGY TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Leigh Shippen, Ashley Clack, David Lambert, Balaji Aresh, Paul Snowdon
  • Patent number: 11058844
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to medical tubes and methods of manufacturing medical tubes. The tube may be a composite structure made of two or more distinct components that are spirally wound to form an elongate tube. For example, one of the components may be a spirally wound elongate hollow body, and the other component may be an elongate structural component also spirally wound between turns of the spirally wound hollow body The tube need not be made from distinct components, however. For instance, an elongate hollow body formed (e.g., extruded) from a single material may be spirally wound to form an elongate tube. The elongate hollow body itself may in transverse cross-section have a thin wall portion and a relatively thicker or more rigid reinforcement portion. The tubes can be incorporated into a variety of medical circuits or may be employed for other medical uses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Jaye Norman Amadio, Elmo Benson Stoks, Charles Christopher North, Mahran Maumoon Sujau, Joshua Daniel Stroobant, Gavin Walsh Millar, Matthew Liam Buswell, Ibrahim Al-Tiay, David Leon McCauley, Andre van Schalkwyk, Katja Munkelt, Matthew Robert Wilson, Helgard Oosthuysen, Sanjay Parag Patel, Dominique Richard d'Andrea, Grant Martin Dover, Dean Antony Barker, Jonathan David Harwood
  • Patent number: 11047512
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flexible pipe comprising a mechanical reinforcement element (4) and a pressure sheath. Mechanical reinforcement element (4) comprises at least one metallic tensile armour layer (6) and at least one composite tensile armour layer (7). Composite tensile armour layer (7) is arranged outside metallic tensile armour layer (6). Separation means (8) are provided to separate composite tensile armours (7), while maintaining a radial clearance and a circumferential clearance for composite tensile armours (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignees: IFP Energies nouvelles, TECHNIP FRANCE
    Inventors: Vincent Le Corre, Michael Martinez, Julien Maurice, Alexandre Damiens, Antoine Felix-Henry
  • Patent number: 11028946
    Abstract: A flexible hose assembly includes a flexible fluid permeable annular carcass arrangement having an inner and an outer diameter formed about a central axis. The carcass arrangement provides skeletal strength to the hose assembly against radial forces. The carcass arrangement has a plurality of interconnecting strips forming convoluted joints between the strips. The convoluted joints have an inner lip and an outer lip at opposite ends of the strips; and the carcass further comprises a plurality of channels formed along an entire length of first and second sides of the strips, the channels creating at least one fluid passage in each of the convoluted joint forming the carcass for the passage of fluids between the inner and outer diameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Hose Master, LLC
    Inventors: Sam J. Foti, Santo Foti
  • Patent number: 11020136
    Abstract: Deflectable guide catheters and methods, including methods for using deflectable guide catheters to perform transnasal procedures within the ear, nose, throat, paranasal sinuses or cranium. Some deflectable guide catheters of the present invention comprise a substantially rigid tube, a helical spring attached to and extending from the distal end of the substantially rigid tube, a tubular plastic inner jacket, an outer plastic jacket substantially covering at least the helical spring member. The spring member is deflectable to cause the distal portion of the guide catheter to deflect to a curved configuration. In embodiments for transnasal use the deflectable guide catheter may have a length of less than 25 cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Acclarent, Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Morriss, Joshua Makower, Mei Pader, Julia D. Vrany, Eric Goldfarb, Randy S. Chan
  • Patent number: 11009256
    Abstract: A low pressure duct configured to channel a gas within a structure includes a tubular body formed from a polymer foam material, and a first plurality of strands adhered to a surface of the tubular body along a plurality of paths. The plurality of paths includes a first set of paths oriented longitudinally along the tubular body. The first set of paths are spaced apart from each other around a circumference of the tubular body. The plurality of paths also includes a second set of paths oriented circumferentially around the tubular body. The second set of paths are spaced apart longitudinally along the tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John Steve Mills, Orlando Torres, Creed Ernest Blevins, Luisa F. Gutierrez, Charles Douglas Hall
  • Patent number: 10828456
    Abstract: A thin ribbon spirally wound polymer conduit and method of forming, wherein a helical reinforcing bead is interposed adjacent overlapping layers of ribbon. Further, a method of continuously forming spirally wound conduit wherein a sacrificial layer, preferably having a different base polymer to that of the conduit, is first applied to the former before the conduit is formed overtop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Heathcare Limited
    Inventors: Daniel John Smith, Nathan Lee Gray, Blair Victor Skelton
  • Patent number: 10731892
    Abstract: A flexible ventilation duct production method includes forming an inner layer using at least one of aluminum PET, polyester, metalized OPP, metalized polyester and PVC; forming an insulation layer comprised of rubber, polyethylene liners, polyester fibers or similar insulation materials; assembling a steel wire taking shape from being spirally wound around a cylinder; forming an outer layer using at least one of aluminum PET, polyester, metalized OPP, metalized polyester and PVC; and laminating by being wound to a constantly rotating cylindrical shaft in a certain order to form an integrated, holistic structure between all the factors, which is constantly rotated around its own axis in strip plates and is constantly fed to the mentioned cylindrical shaft, by meanwhile providing complete lamination with the applied chemicals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: ISIL MUHENDISLIK MAKINA VE INSAAT SANAYI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI
    Inventor: Hikmet Kose
  • Patent number: 10683951
    Abstract: An elongate tape element (508), a flexible pipe body and method of producing a flexible pipe body are disclosed. The tape element has a cross-sectional profile comprising a body portion (510) for being positioned between collapse resistant tape windings such that each body portion lies at least partially in a gap (512) between adjacent collapse resistant tape windings (501); and at least one wing portion (516) extending from an end region of the body portion (510), the at least one wing portion (516) configured to span the gap (512) and respectively abut with a radially inner surface of an adjacent collapse resistant tape winding (501).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: GE Oil & Gas UK Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Peter Roberts, Paul Snowdon, Philip Stephenson, Stephen Burgess, Suranjith Warnakulasuriya
  • Patent number: 10495239
    Abstract: Ducts manufactured by depositing one or more runs of material in a helix, a plurality of conjoined planar spirals, and a conjoined plurality of conical spirals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Arevo, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrei Korobkov
  • Patent number: 10456506
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pore-free polymer tubes and prefers bio-resorbable pore-free polymer tubes prepared from at least one polymer filament, wherein the at least one polymer filament has a diameter of ?50 ?m and the at least one polymer filament is melted pore-free, as well as the methods to prepare these polymer tubes, which are especially useful for the production of stents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: MEKO LASERSTRAHL-MATERIALBEARBEITUNGEN E.K.
    Inventors: Jakob Dohse, Bernd Hinrichs
  • Patent number: 10361012
    Abstract: A non-corrugated cable 10 with a hollow core 20, suited for subsea operations at big sea depths and corrosive environments has a core 20 with a tube shaped non-metallic material for withstanding corrosion. A first inner armoring layer 30 is wounded onto the core 20, and at least a second armoring layer 40 is wounded onto the first inner armoring layer 30. Each armoring layer is laid counter-helically on each other for providing radial reinforcement of the core 20. The first inner armoring layer 30 has a smaller diameter of its wires than the second armoring layer 40. An outer protective non-corrosive sheath 50 is covering said armoring layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventor: Robin K. Sangar
  • Patent number: 10234062
    Abstract: A flexible tube used as a part of an insertion section which defines a central axis of an insertion apparatus to be inserted into a hole, the flexible tube includes: a helical tube comprising a closely-wound region including a concave-convex portion which is provided on each of a pair of edges of a strip-shaped member elongated along a longitudinal axis, and which alternately includes convex portions and concave portions on the concave-convex portion, wherein, in a state where the strip-shaped member is spirally wound, the convex portions of the concave-convex portions facing each other along the central axis are compressed to each other; and a cylindrical outer tube which covers an outer surface of the helical tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kento Mori, Takahiro Kishi
  • Patent number: 10172638
    Abstract: A multi-purpose vascular device defines a lumen allowing fluid communication there through and has a coil with a side of the coil winds having solid physical connections between the coil winds to prevent the connected coil wind side from expanding following the application of force by an actuating member which causes the connected coil winds to have a predetermined configuration in an unstressed state. The application of longitudinal force causes the unconnected coil winds to expand, resulting in the vascular device assuming a different configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: DEVICE SOURCE, LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. Palme, Gregory L. Townsend
  • Patent number: 10113673
    Abstract: The invention relates to an elongate reinforcement element for reinforcing an unbonded flexible pipe, a method of producing the elongate reinforcement element and an unbonded flexible pipe comprising the elongate reinforcement element. The reinforcement element comprises a plurality of elongate armor strips and an elongate support element comprising a channel, wherein the plurality of elongate armor strips are arranged in the channel of the elongate support element. Preferably the elongate armor strips are arranged to be superimposed in the channel and the plurality of superimposed elongate armor strips are displaceable in relation to each other upon bending of the elongate reinforcement element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO DENMARK I/S
    Inventor: Kristian Glejbol
  • Patent number: 10085433
    Abstract: A tip rod made of a fiber reinforced resin has a solid structure at least at its distal end portion. The tip rod is formed by dispersing reinforcement fibers in a matrix resin, molding the matrix resin that contains the reinforcement fibers into a prescribed shape, and heating the molded matrix resin that contains the reinforcement fibers to be cured. An average diameter of the reinforcement fibers is 3 to 15 ?m, an average length of the reinforcement fibers is 0.5 to 10 mm, a content of the fibers dispersed in the matrix resin is 3 to 50 wt %. The solid structure of the tip rod includes an outer layer, an intermediate layer, and an inner layer in which the reinforcement fibers are directed in a different direction for each layer. Alternatively the structure may include the outer layer and the inner layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: GLOBERIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Takahito Noda, Eiji Sugaya
  • Patent number: 10077854
    Abstract: Ducts manufactured by depositing one or more runs of material in a helix, a plurality of conjoined planar spirals, and a conjoined plurality of conical spirals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Arevo, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrei Korobkov
  • Patent number: 10053940
    Abstract: A casing section comprising: a body comprising a wall; a window, wherein the window is an opening in the wall of the body; and a covering, wherein the covering: (A) is composed of a composite material; (B) is located on the outer surface of the body; (C) covers the window; and (D) spans at least a sufficient distance beyond the perimeter of the window such that the casing section has a desired pressure rating at the location of the window. A method of creating a lateral wellbore in a subterranean formation comprising: introducing a casing string into a wellbore, wherein the casing string comprises at least one casing section; drilling through at least a portion of the covering from the inside of the casing string to expose the window; and forming the lateral wellbore adjacent to the exposed window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan Coats
  • Patent number: 10041612
    Abstract: Curvilinear ducts manufactured by depositing one or more runs of material in a conjoined helix, a conjoined plurality of conjoined planar spirals, and a plurality of conjoined conical spirals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Arevo, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrei Korobkov
  • Patent number: 10005268
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the continuous production of laminates made of at least two fiber bands made of fibers which are embedded unidirectionally in a plastic material matrix. Likewise, the invention relates to laminates which are produced in this way and can have a shape memory. The laminates according to the invention are used for local reinforcement of injection molded parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: EMS-PATENT AG
    Inventors: Thomas Jeltsch, Bernd Henkelmann, Marcus Arnold, Markus Henne
  • Patent number: 9999209
    Abstract: A tip rod made of a fiber reinforced resin has a solid structure at least at its distal end portion. The tip rod is formed by dispersing reinforcement fibers in a matrix resin, molding the matrix resin that contains the reinforcement fibers into a prescribed shape, and heating the molded matrix resin that contains the reinforcement fibers to be cured. An average diameter of the reinforcement fibers is 3 to 15 ?m, an average length of the reinforcement fibers is 0.5 to 10 mm, a content of the fibers dispersed in the matrix resin is 3 to 50 wt %. The solid structure of the tip rod includes an outer layer, an intermediate layer, and an inner layer in which the reinforcement fibers are directed in a different direction for each layer. Alternatively the structure may include the outer layer and the inner layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: GLOBERIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Takahito Noda, Eiji Sugaya
  • Patent number: 9937657
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of forming an article from a unidirectional (UD) tape comprising a continuous unidirectional fiber impregnated with polymer resin. The method includes winding a continuous section of cold UD tape to form a closed loop preform (38) comprising a plurality of stacked layers while discretely welding and consolidating the wound preform by heating and applying pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Martyn Douglas Wakeman, Craig Norrey
  • Patent number: 9937671
    Abstract: A low-cost method of manufacturing an all-composite composite torque tube includes winding fiber tow around a cylindrical mandrel and a plurality of eyelet forms held by an end fixture on the mandrel, whereby a flanged end coupling is formed. The method may include the use of a pre-woven composite fiber end sleeve configured to define the flanged end coupling. The wound fiber, and the end sleeve, are cured together in a single step. Metal eyelets may be installed in the bolt holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Moog Inc.
    Inventor: Lowell Van Lund Larson
  • Patent number: 9862823
    Abstract: A phenolic resin for a wet friction material of the present invention is a phenolic resin used in a wet friction material and a bisphenol-modified phenolic resin modified with bisphenols. In addition, a wet friction material of the present invention is formed using the phenolic resin for a wet friction material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hajime Mifuka
  • Patent number: 9759354
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to corrugated pipe, and more particularly to corrugated pipe with an outer wrap. In one embodiment, a pipe includes an axially extended bore defined by a corrugated outer wall having axially adjacent, outwardly-extending corrugation crests, separated by corrugation valleys. The pipe also includes an outer wrap applied to the outer wall. The outer wrap may include fibers and plastic. The outer wrap may span the corrugation crests producing a smooth outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bill Russell VanHoose, Nicholas James Piazza, Ronald Robert Vitarelli, Owen Michael Atchison, Tyler James Frost
  • Patent number: 9700968
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing flexible graphite sheet material involve patterning the material, on at least one major surface, prior to further processing of the material such as densification, lamination, folding or shaping into three-dimensional structures. For densification and lamination, the patterning is selected to facilitate the removal of air from the flexible graphite sheet material during the densification and lamination process. For folding or shaping, the patterning is selected to render the graphite sheet material more flexible. In some embodiments, methods for increasing the through-plane conductivity of flexible graphite sheet material are employed. Integrated heat removal devices include sheets of graphite material that have been selectively patterned in different regions to impart desirable localized properties to the material prior to it being shaped or formed into an integrated heat removal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Terrella Energy Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: John Kenna, Gregory James, Norman Chor, Shoji Kanamori
  • Patent number: 9689513
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tubular article (10), such as may be used as an oil and gas pipeline, having a longitudinal axis X comprising inner and outer separate strips (12, 14) of spirally wound overlapping material each having a longitudinal axis L and first and second edges (16, 18, 16?, 18?), in which each strip (12, 14) comprises two or more longitudinally extending ridges (20, 22, 20?, 22?), each of which extends along said longitudinally extending axis L in parallel to each other and in which said ridges (20, 22, 20?, 22?) each comprise asymmetric ridges having a leading edge (24, 24?) forming a contact portion (28, 28?) and wherein said leading edges (24, 24?) are each in contact with each other and further comprising a non-contact trailing edge portion (26, 26?) which are spaced from each other by an amount G.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: ITI SCOTLAND LIMITED
    Inventor: Andrew Stevenson
  • Patent number: 9640931
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first case and a second case assembled to each other; a first cable that couples a first component provided in the first case and a second component provided in the second case; and a second cable that couples a pair of members provided in the first case, and provided with a bent section at an intermediate part of the second cable in a longitudinal direction thereof, the second cable supporting the first cable inside the bent section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Hayashi, Tadanori Tachikawa
  • Patent number: 9631764
    Abstract: A device (110) and a method for locally repairing or reinforcing an elongate body (100), said device (110) being intended for winding one or a plurality of layers of pre-impregnated polymerizable strip around the elongate body (100), said device (110) comprising: —releasable means (112, 113) of attachment around the elongate body (100), —means for the rotational movement of support structure (125) around the means (112, 113) of attachment, —means for the longitudinal movement of a spool (135) of a pre-impregnated polymerizable strip relative to the support structure (125), said support (125) comprising means for limiting the movement of the spool to a predetermined path, said spool (135) being unwindable when it is subjected to a given tension, —means for bringing the spool (135) into rotational and translational movement around the elongate body (100), causing the pre-impregnated polymerizable strip to be wound around said body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignees: 3X ENGINEERING, TOTAL SA
    Inventors: Hacen Slimani, Stanislas Boulet D'Auria, Paul Wiet
  • Patent number: 9633766
    Abstract: The present invention relates to electrical conductors for electrical transmission and distribution with pre-stress conditioning of the strength member so that the conductive materials of aluminum, aluminum alloys, copper, copper alloys, or copper micro-alloys are mostly tension free or under compressive stress in the conductor, while the strength member is under tensile stress prior to conductor stringing, resulting in a lower thermal knee point in the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Inventor: Jianping Huang
  • Patent number: 9574687
    Abstract: An intercooler pipe that improves noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) performance is provided. The intercooler pipe includes a plurality of bellowses, wherein an exterior of the bellows is made of a soft material and an inside thereof is made of a hard material to make a storage modulus of the inside of the bellows greater than that of the exterior thereof. In addition, the intercooler pipe improves the durability of an intercooler pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Gi Hwan Kim, Chi Hoon Choi
  • Patent number: 9506585
    Abstract: A flexible pipe body and method of producing a flexible pipe body are disclosed. The flexible pipe body includes a layer comprising a tape element formed from at least a first sub-layer sandwiched between two further sub-layers, wherein the first sub-layer has a lower density than at least one of the two further sub-layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: GE Oil & Gas UK Limited
    Inventor: Richard Alasdair Clements
  • Patent number: 9477147
    Abstract: Push-cables and associated apparatus and systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a push-cable assembly for use with a pipe inspection system may include a push-cable element having a proximal end and a distal end, with a spring assembly having varying flexibility coupled to or near the distal end. The spring assembly may include an outer coiled spring having a proximal and a distal end, and an inner coiled spring nested at least partially within the outer coiled spring. A camera head and/or other elements such as a cutting or jetting apparatus may be coupled at or near the distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: SEESCAN, INC.
    Inventors: Eric M. Chapman, Mark S. Olsson, James F. Kleyn
  • Patent number: 9038670
    Abstract: A polymer tube for conducting a pipe buried underground, having a plurality of RFID tags arranged at regular intervals along the tube and a protective layer of the RFID tags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: RYB S.A.
    Inventor: Bernard Vinoy
  • Publication number: 20150136264
    Abstract: A flexible pipe body and method of manufacturing a flexible pipe body are disclosed. The flexible pipe body includes a fluid retaining layer for preventing ingress of fluid into the flexible pipe body from an environment outside of the flexible pipe body; and a fibre element arranged generally along a longitudinal axis of the fluid retaining layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Wellstream International Limited
    Inventors: Gary Michael Holland, Geoffrey Stephen Graham, Neville Dodds, Upul Shanthilal Fernando, Phillip Michael Hunter Nott, George Henry Frank Hatherley, Mark Anthony Laycock
  • Patent number: 9022078
    Abstract: A helically formed flexible duct primarily directed to applications in ducted heating, ventilating and air conditioning, of three dimensions including a predetermined length, an inner diameter reinforced with a helically laminated wire member between self laminating substrate, an outwardly radial compartment formation constructed with strip portions of substrate material which form gaps to accommodate outwardly expanding radial dimensions and containing an insulating member, and an outer covering member delivered to a larger radial circumference at an applied circumferential speed exceeding the circumferential speed of the inner diameter substrate tube formation rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Inventor: William James Donnelly
  • Patent number: 9016326
    Abstract: A flexible pipe body and a method for manufacturing flexible pipe body is disclosed. The flexible pipe body includes an internal pressure sheath, at least one insulating layer comprising a mesh layer comprising a plurality of pockets and an outer sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: GE Oil & Gas UK Limited
    Inventor: Peter Raoul Williams
  • Patent number: 8997795
    Abstract: A flexible hose (1) has at least two textile reinforcement inlays or inserts (5, 6, 7) and an inner layer (2) made of elastomeric material. The flexible hose can assume various curvature geometries and, on the other hand, is still pressure-resistant because a textile reinforcement inlay (5) made of a peripherally closed, tubular knitted or woven fabric is applied to the elastomeric inner layer (2). A textile layer (6), which is rubber-coated on both sides, is wound as a further textile reinforcement inlay onto the tubular knitted or woven fabric (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: ContiTech MGW GmbH
    Inventors: Ligia Ludwig, Gerhard Will, Robert Dill
  • Patent number: 8955553
    Abstract: A flexible pipe body and method of producing a flexible pipe body are disclosed. The flexible pipe body includes an inner fluid retaining layer; an armour layer provided radially outwards of the inner fluid retaining layer; and a buoyancy layer including a plurality of discrete elongate buoyancy elements provided radially outwards of the fluid retaining layer wound at a helical pitch angle equal to or more than 0 degrees and less than about 85 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the flexible pipe body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: GE Oil & Gas UK Limited
    Inventors: Terence Henry Sheldrake, Andrew Peter Roberts, Zhimin Tan
  • Patent number: 8944113
    Abstract: A composite pipe is disclosed. The composite pipe includes a thermoplastic inner layer and a tape layer. The tape layer is exterior to and bonded with the thermoplastic inner layer. The composite pipe also includes a protective layer formed exterior to the tape layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Inventors: Terry C. Shafer, Dustin McWilliams, George Coleman
  • Publication number: 20150007903
    Abstract: A flexible pipe body and method of producing a flexible pipe body are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: Wellstream International Limited
    Inventor: Richard Alasdair Clements
  • Patent number: 8910667
    Abstract: An expandable hose is provided formed of a sidewall formed of a spirally wound flexible member which defines an axial passageway surrounding a center axis of the formed hose. Both side edges of the flexible member in the spirally wound position are engaged with a cap member which provides a skeletal structure to maintain the axial passageway open and to bias the hose back to a collapsed length from the extended length. A fold formed in the spirally wound flexible member allows for increased distance between the two side edges and an increased maximum extended length. A telescopic pole engaged with the formed hose provides an improved extendable vacuuming tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Inventor: Raul Castro
  • Publication number: 20140318662
    Abstract: An elongate tape and method of producing an elongate tape are disclosed. The tape is suitable for forming a helically wound layer of interlocked windings in a flexible pipe body, and is configured for interlocking with adjacent windings, wherein the tape has a cross-sectional profile including: a first surface that in use forms a radially inner surface of the helically wound layer; a further surface, in use forming a side wall extending radially outwards, away from the first surface, and for forming a contact surface with a region of an adjacent winding; and a transition surface joining the first surface and further surface, wherein the transition surface comprises a curved surface, and wherein the curved surface has a larger radius of curvature in a region proximate the first surface than in a region proximate the further surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventor: Geoffrey Stephen Graham
  • Publication number: 20140305532
    Abstract: The invention concerns an unbonded flexible pipe for subsea transportation of fluids, the pipe comprises from inside and outwards a carcass, an inner sealing sheath, a pressure armor, and a tensile armor. The pressure armor comprises at least one helically wound elongate and interlocked element in the form of a strip with a cross-sectional profile comprising a planar mid section and a first and a second interlocking edge configured to have an angle to the planar mid section and to protrude in a direction away from the inner sealing sheath to provide a channel between the first and the second interlocking edges, the pressure armor further comprises at least one helically wound elongate and non-interlocked elongate element where windings of the non-interlocked elongate element are placed at least partly in the channel such that displacement with respect to the helically wound elongate and interlocked element is limited by the first and the second interlocking edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: National Oilwell Varco Denmark I/S
    Inventor: Kristian Glejbol
  • Patent number: 8844580
    Abstract: Low or near zero fluid permeation hose for petroleum and other chemical transfer applications. The hose includes an inner tube formed of a vulcanized rubber, and a barrier layer of a strip of a fluoropolymer of other polymeric material resistant to fluid permeation. The strip is spiral wound about the longitudinal axis of the hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventor: Bhargav V. Jani
  • Patent number: 8820361
    Abstract: A highly practical tube body for a pressure transducer is provided which has excellent pressure resistance, corrosion resistance, and tensile strength; which can be manufactured at low cost in comparison with cases of using stainless steel; and which makes it possible to keep inside diameter precision high. In this tube body for a pressure transducer, the pressure applied to the interior is varied periodically, and a seal layer (2) is provided to the internal peripheral surface of a tube body (1) made of a fiber-reinforced resin composed of fibers wound in layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Arisawa Mfg., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nozomu Kawasetsu, Yoshinori Nonaka, Kenji Tanaka, Takayoshi Hori, Kiichi Tokunaga, Hidemi Sawada, Hiroshi Tanaka, Yuichi Kawai, Takahiro Iiyoshi