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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110198839 | ONE-PIECE HALF FITTING FOR AN INSULATED PIPE A one-piece shaped aluminum or stainless steel half fitting for an insulated pipe. The method may include cutting a predetermined sized blank from material stock. A top and a corresponding bottom die may be installed into a press along with a matching press plate. The p... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110175346 | RIGID FOAM ENVELOPMENT OF THE CONNECTIONS OF PIPES The invention relates to the envelopment of a connection of at least two pipes or parts thereof by an open-celled rigid foam, the production of such an envelope and also the use of open-celled rigid foam for protecting connections of two pipes.... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20100319888 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR COOLING REACTION GAS, INCLUDING A TUBULAR CONNECTION BETWEEN A COOLED TUBE AND AN UNCOOLED TUBE A heat exchanger for cooling reaction gas. A cooled tube receives hot reaction gas from a hot, uncooled tube. The cooled tube comprises a cooled inner tube and a tubular jacket that extends about the inner tube. A tubular connection is disposed between the uncooled and ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100156091 | EASY-FORMING METALLIC INSULATION ELBOW JACKETS An improved protective jacket for insulated, angled pipe includes a metal jacket having a first portion and a second portion, each portion having a generally semi-circular cross-section, and including two or more fingers. Each of the fingers defines a fillet at a juncti... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100038898 | Insulated double-walled well completion tubing for high temperature use An insulated double-walled well completion tubing system comprising having an inner tubing, an outer tubing for insertion into a well casing; the inner tubing located within the outer tubing, with the bottom ends of the inner and outer tubings sealed together, an insula... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20090272127 | Cryogenic vacuum break thermal coupler with cross-axial actuation A system and method to connect a cryocooler (refrigerator) to a superconducting magnet or cooled object allows for replacement without the need to break the cryostat vacuum or the need to warm up the superconducting magnet or other cooled object. A pneumatic or other ty... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090167015 | Pipe Joint Cover Structure and Pipe Connection Method To mount a partition cover (2) in a pipe joint (1), a nut (12) is screwed onto a joint body (11) to sandwich the partition cover (2) between the joint body and the nut. At this time, the partition cover is supported so as not to press ... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20080296890 | Cryogenic Pipeline Configurations and Methods A pipe-in-pipe pipeline has a bulkhead that transfers thermal stress from an inner pipe to an outer pipe, wherein at least part of the bulkhead forms a conduit for a product traveling through the inner pipe. Most preferably, the pipeline is a cryogenic pipeline for tran... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080277928 | Cyrogenic Swivel Cryogenic swivel (1) including inner and outer concentric annular walls defining a toroidal chamber (7) between the walls, a fluid duct connected to a first opening (10) in the outer wall and a second fluid duct connected to an opening (9) in... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080265564 | Multi-chamber vacuum insulated pipe systems and methods Insulated piping and methods of making and using insulated piping are disclosed herein. An insulated pipe according to one embodiment includes a plurality of elongate pipe sections. Each pipe section includes first and second ends, an inner pipe for transporting tempera... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080169037 | Cryogenic bayonet connection An improved system is provided for connecting thermally insulated cryogenic delivery piping including a bayonet coupler comprising a thermally insulated section of dual walled piping, said dual walled piping having an annular space between the walls of said piping, the ... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080136171 | Pipeline joint infill and protective sleeve An apparatus for protecting exposed pipeline joints on weight coated pipelines used in offshore applications includes a pliable cover sleeve which overlaps a pair of weight coat sections that surround the pipeline on each side of the pipe joint. The cover sleeve circumf... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080084060 | Electrically insulated wedge thread connection An electrically-insulative threaded connection includes a pin member having a pin thread and a box member having a box thread. An insulating composite layer is disposed between the pin thread and the box thread. The insulating composite layer includes an insulating fibe... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080084059 | PIPE-CONNECTION MOULDED PART HAVING THERMAL INSULATION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE PIPE-CONNECTION MOULDED PART A pipe-connection moulded part comprising an inner pipe part, an insulating layer and an outer casing of plastic, wherein the outer casing and the insulating layer are formed from the same plastic, for example polyurethane. A method of producing the pipe-connection moul... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080079260 | Pipeline field joint coating for wet insulation field joints Thermoplastic wet insulation field joints for pipelines in bodies of water utilize the fast gelling nature of thermosetting systems, or other suitable fillers, coupled with a fully fused thermoplastic outer sheath for protecting the pipe joint from water contact. The ou... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080054628 | Plastic shielding for insulation An insulation shield for covering insulation disposed about a pipe includes an elongated body extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end. The elongated body includes a cylindrical tube wall extending along the longitudinal axis between the ... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20070278787 | QUICK DISCONNECT FOR WETTED PARTS IN A PAINT SPRAY GUN Apparatus and method for quickly disconnecting a wetted parts subassembly from a paint spray gun wherein the wetted parts subassembly includes a spray tip, pump cylinder and piston and paint cup components including a pump housing cylinder support carrying the pump cyli... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070145737 | Pipeline assembly with thermal shielding In a method for providing a pipeline assembly, having an inner pipeline and an outer pipeline, the outer pipeline is formed by welding outer pipe sections together. A thermal shielding is provided to protect the inner pipeline from the heat generated by the welding of t... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20060254664 | Insulator apparatus for vacuum insulated tubing An insulating apparatus for use with vacuum insulated tubing sting to reduce heat loss through the joints, where the apparatus includes an insulator adapted to surround the joint and a latching joint protector adapted to surround the insulator and hold the insulator aga... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060237085 | Insulator apparatus for vacuum insulated tubing An insulating apparatus for use with vacuum insulated tubing sting to reduce heat loss through the joints, where the apparatus includes an insulator adapted to surround the joint and a latching joint protector adapted to surround the insulator and hold the insulator aga... | 10/26/2006 |
| 20060175826 | Electrical isolation connector subassembly for use in directional drilling An electrical isolation connector subassembly for interconnecting adjacent tubular drill rods of a drilling system used in drilling bore holes in earth formations, the connector comprising an electrically insulative sleeve being sandwiched between two electrically isola... | 08/10/2006 |
| 20060175825 | Electrical separating unit for a fluid conveying line An electrical separating unit is disclosed for a fluid conveying line, in particular a paint conveying line, which has an elongated separating pipe that can be freed or closed at its ends by separating valves. The interior of the separating pipe can be brought by a comp... | 08/10/2006 |
| 20060082136 | Electrical isolation connector subassembly for use in directional drilling An electrical isolation connector subassembly for interconnecting adjacent tubular drill rods of a drilling system used in drilling bore holes in earth formations, the connector comprising an electrically insulative sleeve being sandwiched between two electrically isola... | 04/20/2006 |
| 20050156429 | Pipe-connector molded part for pre-insulated pipe conduits A pipe-connector molded part for pre-insulated pipe conduits consisting of plastic, whereby the pipe conduit is pre-insulated with polyurethane foam and the pipe-connector molded part is positioned so that it can be connected to the internal wall of the pipe conduits to... | 07/21/2005 |