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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100117360 | Conduit Joining Apparatus Apparatus for joining a first conduit to a second conduit comprising a first coupler for attachment to an end of the first conduit, a second coupler for attachment to an end of the second conduit and for engagement to the first coupler, and a snap-fit fastener for faste... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100102549 | GROOVED TRANSITION COUPLING A pipe coupling and gasket, a pipe coupling system, and installation method for joining and sealing adjoining pipes having different outer diameters. The gasket including three flanges extending radially inward, with the middle flange acting as a fulcrum against the out... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100072749 | CLAMP COLLAR A clamp assembly for clamping together two support members of, for example, a roll bar or roll cage assembly, a method for assembling a roll bar or roll cage assembly using such a clamp assembly, and a clamp device that is part of the clamp assembly.... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100059990 | SINGLE ENDED CLAMP FITTING A fitting includes a body having at least two portions coupled together to form a body having a passage through the body. The passage allows at least a portion of a conduit to be located at least substantially lengthwise within the body. A first seal is located on the p... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20080211229 | Angle key pipe coupling Two pipes ends with circumferential grooves are held rigid by a housing-type coupling with angled keys relative the central transverse plane of the coupling. Upon installation of the coupling, the angled keys engage both the inner groove wall nearest the pipe end and th... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20070296213 | SELF-TIGHTENING CLAMP ASSEMBLIES FOR PROTECTION AGAINST FULL PIPE SEPARATION Improved self-tightening clamp assemblies are provided, which are designed for application to the adjacent ends of connected pipe sections in spanning relationship to the joint therebetween. The assemblies include a plurality of clamp bodies configured for placement abo... | 12/27/2007 |
| 20070222217 | Pipe fittings Pipe fittings are provided which can be used in repairing a damaged pipe section or in adding additional pipe outlets to an existing pipe, wherein the pipe is either located under the ground or in an otherwise close fitting environment where only limited space is availa... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20070063514 | Housing type joint This invention is a housing type joint including: a housing formed by arranging at least three arcuate segments in a circumferential direction with gaps; an elastic ring arranged in the housing for hermetically sealing end portions of a pair of pipes; a fastening band a... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20060267343 | Pipe coupling The invention relates to a pipe coupling for rigid plastics pipes having smooth cylindrical ends. The coupling includes a rigid sleeve having a longitudinal bore. Two spaced apart annular grooves are provided in the bore to respectively house deformable annular seals ad... | 11/30/2006 |
| 20060255592 | Splicing Device and Method for Sealing Conduit Spaces A splicing device (10) is provided for sealing a conduit space (14) between two pipe sections (16,18). The splicing device includes a first body (20) and a second body (60) that are formed as an integral one-piece. A pair of clasp memb... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060065320 | Pipeline repair system and method of installation A pipeline repair system includes a sleeve adapted to permanently enclose an outer surface of a longitudinal section of a pipeline having a defect. The sleeve includes two or more longitudinal segments of a cylinder joined at the longitudinal edges to form a sleeve with... | 03/30/2006 |
| 20050104376 | Means for coupling conduit Coupling devices for coupling conduit in end-to-end flow communication relationship are disclosed. A complete coupling device has at least two coupling members each having one end attachable to one end of another coupling member. Each coupling member has one end configu... | 05/19/2005 |
| 20050093299 | Tapping sleeve An improved tapping sleeve includes a first sleeve member having an outlet aperture, a second sleeve member, and a unitary gasket. An outlet retaining ring is positioned around the outlet aperture. A pair of end retaining lips are positioned on inner surfaces of the fir... | 05/05/2005 |