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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120108171 | Telemetry Conveyed by Pipe Utilizing Specks Drill pipe segments, communication systems, and methods of manufacturing pipe segments usable for communicating data wirelessly between sensors and tools placed in an oil and/or gas well are provided. Communication specks are applied on at least one of an outer surface ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120024411 | Biocompatible Tubing for Liquid Chromatography Systems A biocompatible tube that can be used in a liquid chromatography system is described. The tube can have flanged or straight ends, and can be used in conjunction with one or more fitting, assembly.... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120024430 | HIGH-STRENGTH STAINLESS STEEL PIPE A stainless steel material having compositions which contain on the basis of percent by mass, C from 0.04 to 0.12%, Ni from 0 (including a case of no addition) to 5.0%, Cr from 12.0 to 17.0%, N from 0.0 to 0.10%, Si from 0.2 to 2.0%, Mn at 2.0% or less, Cu from 0.0 to 2... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120024410 | Tailpipe Customization A tailpipe tip for inserting into a tailpipe opening comprising: a perimeter, where said perimeter fits into the tailpipe opening; an etched design within the perimeter, where said design allows for the movement of air there through; and a means to attach the tip to the... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120018022 | Universal guide cover for a plumber's drain cleaning cable Universal Guide Cover for a plumber's drain cleaning cable consists of a flexible hose type device to which is affixed a coupling on each end. The Universal Guide Cover is free floating and can be moved upon a plumber's drain cleaning cable as needed. The couplings on t... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120012219 | Dielectric Isolators The present application is directed to dielectric isolators for use in aircraft fuel systems to control lightning induced current and allow dissipation of electrostatic charge. The dielectric isolators are configured to have a high enough impedance to limit lightning cu... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110315122 | ENGINE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING FUEL SYSTEM WITH FUEL LINE CONNECTOR A fuel line may include a hollow elongate body having a first end and a second end. A first sealing member located on the first end of the hollow elongate body may have a monolithic construction and include a base region and a sealing region. The base region may have a ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110315262 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FILTERS AND FAUCETS A system and method for connectors, piping systems, hoses, conduits, etc., to provide additional functionality beyond just watertight connectivity without their respective installations becoming cumbersome. In addition, current and future water faucet and water treatmen... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110272053 | AIR BLOWING DEVICE An airflow adjustment member includes the following unitarily formed members: a closing airflow direction adjustment plate, a plurality of rear airflow direction adjustment plates (a first rear airflow direction adjustment plate, a second rear airflow direction adjustme... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110220234 | APPARATUS FOR TAKING IN POWDER MATERIAL AND GRANULES AND CAPSULE THEREFOR The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for taking in powder material or granules (2) from a capsule (3), having a suction tube body (4, 25) which comprises a suction channel (7) and a suction end (6), and a capsule holder dis... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110220235 | COMPOSITE TUBULAR PRODUCT A tubular element (1) adapted for use downhole in drilling and oil & gas prospecting comprises a metallic mandrel (6) adapted to be connected (2,3) within a string of elongate elements, with a GRP(GFK) composite material (7) upon an outer... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110223496 | FUEL CELL STACK SYSTEM, CHANNEL STRUCTURE, FUEL CELL, ELECTRODE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE A fuel cell stack system is configured to uniformly supply a fuel or an electrolytic solution to each of fuel cell elements, and an electronic device using the fuel cell stack system are provided. An electrolytic solution channel allowing an electrolytic solution to flo... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110214771 | ARMOUR REINFORCEMENT A method for manufacturing flexible pipe body and flexible pipe body of a type suitable for transporting production fluids is disclosed. The flexible pipe body includes an armour layer comprising interlocked windings of armour tape comprising at least one armour locatin... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110174409 | CLOSED STRUCTURE PARTS, METHOD AND PRESS FORMING APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME The number of sub-parts of a closed structure part and the number of steps for manufacturing the closed structure part can be reduced and, therefore, the closed structure part can be efficiently manufactured. In a hemming press step, a punch is further lowered, and a pa... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110177273 | Integrally plastic outlet pipe and making process thereof An integrally plastic outlet pipe and making process thereof includes the steps of: a. preparing a mold; b. mold closing at the first opposite position; c. injection molding a semi-finished first part member; d. opening mold to take out a semi-finished upper cover of th... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110162748 | FLEXIBLE RISER INSTALLATION FOR CARRYING HYDROCARBONS USED AT GREAT DEPTHS A riser installation having a flexible pipe (10) of the unbonded type. The pipe (10) is positioned vertically between, on the one hand, a mechanical connection (7′) at the top of the riser to a surface installation (3) and, on the other han... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110155712 | PIPE ELEMENT WITH A TRIMMED EDGE FOR WELDING ONTO A CARRIER The present disclosure relates to a pipe element with a trimmed edge for welding onto a carrier, wherein the trimmed edge is cut from a base tube so that the pipe element can be arranged on the surface of the carrier and welded to it along the trimmed edge, wherein the ... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110120582 | CONFIGURABLE CONDUIT BODY A conduit body may include a body portion including at least one side and a bottom to form a cavity. The side of the body portion may include an outer surface and a recessed surface forming a set of grooves between the outer surface and the recessed surface. The recesse... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110108149 | MANUFACTURING METHOD, A MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND A PRODUCT OF A LEAD-IN TYPE INTERFERENCE FIT PIPELINE EXTERNAL THREAD The disclosure relates to a lead-in type interference fit pipeline external thread which can be sealed without packing, a useful thread thereof is a taper pipe thread, there are at least two turns of complete variation convex threads in the full length of the useful thr... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110088803 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING OF TUBULAR PARTS Apparatus and methods are disclosed whereby a propellant driven water stream is used in the formation of materials made from high tensile strength alloys. High pressure developed in liquid flowing through a tubular work piece is employed to achieve desired forms. The hi... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110079313 | HOSE PUMPS A hose for a hose pump comprises inner plies (20) and outer plies (22) separated by a filler layer (24). The inner (20) and outer plies (22) are helically wound in opposite directions and the inner plies (20) are at a shallower ... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110030831 | FLEXIBLE PIPE HAVING PRESSURE ARMOUR LAYER A flexible pipe body and a method of manufacturing flexible pipe body and a tape used during the manufacturing are disclosed. The flexible pipe body includes at least one layer of helically wound tape, adjacent windings in the layer of tape being interlocked by a hooked... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110017336 | MUFFLER ATTACHMENT SYSTEM An engine includes an exhaust conduit having an exhaust port on an end of the exhaust conduit. The exhaust conduit has an angled inside surface that has a cross section that widens toward the exhaust port. The engine further includes a muffler having a housing with an i... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110006515 | FLARE-THROUGH HOSE FITTINGS, HOSE ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A method of making a hose is provided that includes providing a fitting configured to receive a hose liner therethrough and configured to receive a material configured to be bonded to the hose liner. The method includes receiving the material in the fitting, drawing the... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005631 | METHOD FOR AIRTIGHTLY JOINING REINFORCED PLATINUM HOLLOW TUBE WITH PLATINUM FLANGE The present invention provides a new method for airtightly joining a hollow tube made of a reinforced platinum and a flange made of platinum or a platinum alloy, which prevents decreasing of mechanical strength of the hollow tube made of a reinforced platinum due to its... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110006516 | BINDING PIPE BODY AND BINDING METHOD OF PIPE BODY USED OF BRAZING A brazed tube assembly and a joining method thereof using brazing, are disclosed. The tube assembly using brazing includes a pre brazed joint assembly method to form a fully pre assembled and locked component prior to brazing. This involves a metal tube with a binding b... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110000572 | FIRE PROTECTIVE HOSE ASSEMBLY A flexible hose for conveying fluids and suitable for high temperature environments, in one embodiment the hose assembly comprises a thermal paint coated nipple, a core tube, a thermal insulating layer surrounding the core tube, a cover layer surrounding the thermal ins... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100326557 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HOT-FINISHED SEAMLESS PIPES HAVING OPTIMIZED FATIGUE PROPERTIES IN THE WELDED STATE The invention relates to a method for the production of hot-finished, particularly hot-rolled, seamless pipes having optimized fatigue properties in the welded state, having an outside diameter of up to 711 mm and a nominal wall thickness of up to 100 mm, made of metal,... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100294388 | ELBOW MATERIAL, AND PRODUCTION DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF A method and a device for bending a metal hollow thick walled member to a predetermined angle without deviation of the bending center position and without separation from a half die when presser die moves up. With a pair of guide plates (GP1 and GP2) turna... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100275597 | Submarine cold water pipe water intake system of an ocean thermal energy conversion power plant A submarine cold water pipe water intake system of an ocean thermal energy conversion power plant is installed at a cold water inlet of a power boat, and the cold water pipe includes: a water intake head; a water intake pipe formed by connecting composite pipes in a ser... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100269945 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUSLY PRODUCING A TWIN-WALL PIPE COMPRISING PIPE SOCKET AND TWIN-WALL PIPE A twin-wall pipe comprises an internal pipe and an external pipe. The external pipe is corrugated, having elevations and troughs. The twin-wall pipe is further provided with a socket. In a transition portion towards the twin-wall pipe and the socket, provision is made f... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100270796 | Kink eliminator connector A length of flexible corrugated hose of polymeric material inserted as a connector in a fluid or air-line to transmit liquids or air at a consistent flow from an intake source to an outtake receptor, while the intake and outtake ends are located at a variety of angles u... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100269943 | DUCT STRUCTURE OF A HOLLOW WALL USING A THROUGH-PASS DUCT MEMBER To provide a through-pass duct member enabling the space in the wall to be more positively shut off against the external space irrespective of the state of the through-pass holes of hollow wall. A duct member made of synthetic resin having ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100269942 | Dual Layer Pipe A corrugated steel pipe with a dual layer, and more particularly, to a corrugated steel pipe with a dual layer, which can dispose a smooth-walled plastic pipe in a corrugated steel pipe more conveniently, thereby providing a simple construction and conveniently assembli... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100252136 | INTAKE NOZZLE FOR A PUMP An intake nozzle for the inlet pipe of a pump has a vertical duct with a downwardly facing mouth and a surrounding disk shaped intake portion with a bottom surface which faces a flat surface such as a floor or tank bottom to take liquid from the floor down to a shallow ... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100244432 | TUBES AND THEIR MANUFACTURE An end fitting (31) is formed at the patient end of an inner cannula (3) for a tracheostomy tube (1) by punching small holes (33) close to one end (34) of an ePTFE shaft (30). The end is then swaged to form an expanded region (<... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100244440 | HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PIPE CONSTRUCTION FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A high pressure fuel pipe construction for an internal combustion engine, such as a direct injection engine. A conduit for the fuel is open at each end and a ball having a throughbore is slidably positioned over one end of the conduit. A reinforcing sleeve is positioned... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100229991 | HOSE The invention relates to composite hose, which is capable of being used without leakage, and which has a longer length and/or diameter than has been previously achievable. A composite hose comprises a tubular body of flexible material arranged between an inner and an ou... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100229992 | HOSE The invention relates to a bellows hose, which is capable of being used without leakage, and which has a longer length and/or diameter than has been previously achievable. A bellows hose comprises an inner tubular bellows and an outer tubular bellows. An insulation laye... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100229994 | Corrugated hose pipe assembly and method of making the same A corrugated hose pipe assembly has a corrugated pipe that is surrounded by an elastomeric high-pressure hose. The ends of the high-pressure hose are grasped and fixed by connectors. The connectors each have a pipe piece (210, 220) which is fitted with a circumfe... | 09/16/2010 |