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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156966 | Animal resistant tubing system There is disclosed an animal-resistant tubing system. The animal resistant tubing system may include a flexible tube disposed within a coil shield, the coil shield having an uncompressed length longer than a length of the flexible tube. The coil shield may have an i... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8141593 | System for tightly covering an elongate member with an elastic protection sleeve The system includes, in addition to the sleeve (11), a tubular core (12) for keeping in a stretched condition the sleeve, adapted to receive inside it the elongate member, and a film (13) with a low coefficient of friction placed between the sle... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8122913 | High pressure hose protector A hose or cable protector has a pair of articulating guides, each with rollers for creating an arcuate hose path around the sharp corner of a tunnel mouth which would otherwise cause abrasion to the hose. A stop imposes a guide to guide angle of eighty (80) degrees ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8006721 | Anti-kink device for hoses, in particular vacuum cleaner hoses An anti-kink device for hoses with an external corrugated structure, in particular for vacuum cleaner hoses, such hoses comprising at least one external groove-like channel which runs in a helical manner. The anti-kink device is formed by a wire coil made from sprin... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7963299 | Heat dissipation A method and apparatus are disclosed for dissipating heat from a region of flexible pipe covered by a bend stiffener. The method includes the steps of, via at least one channel in an outer surface around a flexible pipe, providing a flow path for water to flow from ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7954518 | Tear cord for jacketed tube The disclosure pertains to installing a plurality of tear cords between a metal tube and a protective jacket. The multiple cords facilitate ease of removal of the protective jacket by creating a panel of the jacket that is detached from the remainder by pulling on t... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7942169 | Folding type cable protection and guide device A folding type cable protection and guide device is provided in which a cable is accommodated into a cable accommodating space. The cable accomodating space can be easily adapted to accommodate the cable, even if the cable is a long body. The assembly load is decrea... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7857009 | Increasing the bending strength of tubes An apparatus for increasing the bending strength of tubes is provided. The apparatus may include an adapter and at least one sprint element. The adapter may have a shape that is matched to a cross-sectional shape of a tube end in such a manner that the adapter may b... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7647946 | Sheath for protection of a pipe against impacts, in particular for fuel pipes A sheath for protecting a hose, particularly a fuel conduit, against shocks consists of a knitted tubular structure (10) with two faces, a first face (11) being made in the form of jersey and a second face (12) being made in the form of cotton f... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7628178 | Safety device In a safety device for a tank system with a tank pipe 1 which has a pliable region and a rigid region, a reinforcing element 7 is allocated to the rigid region of the tank pipe 1. The reinforcing element 7 is hollow and is in contact with... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7614427 | Cable routing conduit A flexible conduit for routing cable between a source and destination is provided herein. The flexible conduit may have a corrugated cover portion and a generally flat attachment portion for attaching the flexible conduit to an attachment surface or nearby structure... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7581564 | Protector A protector (10) has two half members (20, 40) forming a tubular shape upon being assembled. One half member (20) includes a pair of temporary fixing ribs (26A, 26B) projecting more than a contact edge (23) with the other ha... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581565 | Tear cord for jacketed tube The disclosure pertains to installing a tear cord between a metal tube and a protective jacket. The jacketed tubes may be used in a hydrocarbon production downhole well bore. The tubes may be used to furnish hydraulic fluid or chemicals into the well bore. The conte... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7559340 | Tube type cable protection and guide device A tube type cable protection and guide device in which the device can be easily manufactured by extrusion molding without changing the size of a mold so that devices of different lengths can be made. Smooth linear and flexional movements can be made while sufficient... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7481248 | Flexible heat shields and method A heat shield comprises a flexible inner jacket configured and disposed to be fitted around at least a portion of a component, and a flexible outer jacket configured and disposed to be fitted around the inner jacket. ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7451784 | Corrugated pipe with perforation protecting cover A pipe having an axially extending bore is defined by a corrugated outer wall having alternating, axially-adjacent, annular crests and valleys. The wall of the pipe has a hole disposed in a valley which provides fluid communication between the bore and the outside. ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7441565 | Fire protection zone penetrating member and injection-molding method for the same A low cost and mass-producible fire protection zone penetrating member is provided which can be set on piping or the like with a one-touch operation as well as a method of injection-molding the fire protection zone penetrating member. One expanding slot is provided ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7401463 | Heat shield for internal combustion engine exhaust system A heat shield for an internal combustion engine exhaust system for supporting a first heat shield plate and a second heat shield plate on a U-shaped exhaust pipe extending from an exhaust port of an engine, via a support member such as band members, and heat shield ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7389961 | Hose outlet support bracket A support bracket is provided for holding an outlet end of a hose, such as a garden hose. The bracket includes a base which is adapted to be attached to a support surface, such as an exterior wall of a building. An arch extends away from an upper end of the base to ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7363946 | Flame-resistant tube for braking systems A tube for railroad pressurized air braking systems, which tubs can resist up to a free-flame temperature of about 700-800 ° C. for at least 15 minutes, and has a tube substrate made of a synthetic rubber, at least a reinforcement fabric material layer arranged abo... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7339113 | Protective device A protective device for use in the protection of at least a portion of an elongated article which includes a main body, first and second parts which are connectible together such that, in an assembled position, the main body has a chamber therein. The first and seco... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339115 | Fire resistant electrical cable splice The fire resistant electrical cable splice joins two electrical cables. The two electrical cables are joined by at least one connection. The connection is formed between at least two conductors, at least one conductor from each of the electrical cables. The connecti... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334609 | Flexible tubular device A flexible tubular device that includes a metal wall in which are formed corrugated convolutions that define corrugated outside and inside surfaces of the device. The convolutions are perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the device, and each convolution has oppos... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325575 | Rope and webbing protector A protector is disclosed for protecting an elongated portion of a rope or webbing. The protector includes a flexible material including a first inner edge having a first length and about which the protector is wrapped such that a second outer edge is exposed. The fi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318497 | Exhaust device including a resin muffler cover and muffler protector To provide an exhaust device for enhancing the appearance quality, secure the degree of freedom in designing and enhance the cooling performance. An exhaust device in which a second exhaust muffler at a rear portion of an exhaust system extends rearwardly from an en... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316246 | Hose assembly A hose assembly comprising a flexible hose and at least one co-extending flexible member. The hose and the member are secured together for tandem movement by means of at least one intermediate resilient mounting means. In operation tension and/or compression induced... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316124 | Dispenser assembly in refrigerator and refrigerator therewith Dispenser assembly in the refrigerator having a body and a door for opening/closing a front surface of the body, including a dispenser in the front surface of the door for supplying water, a hinge coupled between the door and the body, a water supply pipe passed thr... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311154 | Line slack compensator A completion assembly has one or more control lines. The control lines can develop differing degrees of slack depending on the completion assembly configuration and also on the particular use of the completion assembly. A line slack compensator cooperates with the c... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306012 | Retractable hose extension for a vacuum A retractable hose extension for a vacuum having an expandable hose within a containment structure, a first coupling at the first end of the hose and in the first end of the containment structure for connecting the hose to a vacuum, a valve at the second end of the ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7277822 | Embedded system for diagnostics and prognostics of conduits An apparatus providing a means for assessment of the integrity of insulated conduits, harnesses, cables, pipelines and other interconnection systems constructed with integral sensitized media, discrete sensors, and electronics providing a means for transforming sens... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7241482 | Protective sheath reclosable by overlapping and use thereof The invention concerns a protective sheath reclosable by overlapping comprising an outer longitudinal edge (10a) adapted to overlap an inner longitudinal edge (10b) of the sheath (10) in an overlap portion (13). Adhesive mea... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228935 | Attachment pin for an exhaust-gas muffler The invention relates to an attachment pin (1) for fixing an exhaust-gas muffler (2) in an apparatus part (4) of a portable handheld work apparatus (5) driven by an internal combustion engine. The exhaust-gas muffler (2) includes e... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7216676 | Apparatus and method for shaping hose A shaped hose assembly includes a length of hose having an external surface and a hose form including a non-continuous, generally curved wall that extends around the circumference of the external surface of the hose. The wall includes a first axially extending end a... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204521 | Coupling disconnect prevention device A device for shielding a coupling includes a generally central opening in which the coupling is disposed and at least one socket hole into which only a thin wall deep socket can operate to engage and disengage a screw into and from said socket hole. The device preve... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198066 | Device for supporting and stabilising a tubing for fluid transport and such a tubing The present invention relates to an anti-kinking device, in particular for supporting and stabilising an infusion tubing for fluid infusion in a safety loop, comprising means for receiving and fixing the infusion tubing in connection with a catheter inserted into a ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191802 | Reinforcing wrap for plastic pipe The combination of a flexible pipe, e.g. plastic, and a reinforcing member mounted around the pipe to strengthen the pipe and to enhance its ability to resist deformation under load. In one embodiment the reinforcing member includes a flexible perforated plastic net... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182161 | Drill string tool with bearing sleeve A drill string tool such as a drill string stabilizer (1) comprises a circumferentially continuous bearing sleeve (6) having an outside diameter which is equal to or greater than the outside diameter of a radially outermost part of the drill string too... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182104 | Collapsible duct A duct for containing a cable and method for mounting the cable therein include providing the duct with a collapsible or flexible wall movable between a contracted condition for mounting the duct in a conduit and an extended condition of increased cross-sectional ar... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174920 | Method for repairing pipes The invention concerns a method for repairing a pressurized fluid supply pipeline (1) comprising a series of buried prestressed concrete pipe segments (2, 3, 4) which consists in: providing excavations in the trench, beneath suitably set portions (6... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168452 | Covering body for heating pipe A covering body for heating a pipe to be attached to the pipe and to conduct external heat to heat the pipe, including: a surrounding body including at least two parts having a divided shape of a cylindrical body along an axial line of the cylindrical body, the surr... | 01/30/2007 |
