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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7448414 | Hinged and segmented pipe A rigid pipe (1) is achieved according to the invention in that half-cylinder shaped elements (2) are joined/hinged (3) to each other and where to a such chains are connected together with their concave sides in a zipper-like motion. The two hal... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7422036 | Dishwasher manifold assembly and associated method A tubular manifold device for a dishwasher and associated method are provided. The manifold device defines a contiguous interior channel between opposed inlet and outlet ends. The manifold device has an inner surface defining the interior channel and an opposing out... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7367363 | Sanitary conduit support systems Apparatus for supporting conduits within a sanitary environment. Some supports are configured so as to avoid the formation of surfaces that might collect dust, debris, cleaning fluids, etc. when installed. In one embodiment, the support includes a pair of opposing s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7322380 | Pipe insulation coupling A pipe insulation coupling for coupling adjacent facing ends of elongated cylindrical pipe insulation tubing encased around a fluid pipe includes an elongated body extending longitudinally between a first end and a second end. The elongated body includes a pair of C... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322381 | Intake duct A duct main body is formed into a hollow tubular shape having in an interior thereof an intake passageway for introducing outside air into an internal combustion engine by connecting integrally a plurality of divided bodies such as a first divided body and a second ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7307217 | Locking structure for protector and wire harness A bundle 11 of electric wires is contained in a protector (20) which is a tubular body formed by assembling a main body (21) and a cover (22) together, and the main body (21) and the cover (22) are fixed to each other by mea... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7287358 | Device for connecting a beam to pillars or similar supporting structural elements for erecting buildings A device for connecting a beam to pillars or similar supporting structural elements in order to erect buildings, particularly multistory buildings, by means of prefabricated concrete components, the device comprising first means for connecting two end regions of the... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7238256 | Pipe construction system A pipe construction system which utilizes a multiplicity of arcuate pipe segments 11, 12 to form a pipe section 10 and which sections are assembled together to form a length of pipe. Each segment 11, 12 has two longitudinal edges 13 of in... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7210505 | Elbow for a conduit An elbow for a dryer exhaust vent conduit. The elbow can have two nestable channel sections, each channel section having a generally C-shaped cross-section, which may be substantially semi-circular. Each channel section has a connection mechanism along at least one ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7165579 | 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 ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7134456 | Pipe body, method of manufacturing pipe body, and image forming apparatus using the pipe body A method of manufacturing a pipe body having a rectangular cross section, including preparing a metal plate having edges parallel to each other and bending lines parallel to the edges, forming malleable portions extending perpendicular to the bending lines, forming ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7116282 | Tower reinforcement A device and method of reinforcement for towers, such as those used for electrical communications and telephonic devices, is provided. Elongated stiffening members are provided for indirect attachment to a tower by means of spacer elements. The spacer elements, whic... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104068 | Turbine component with enhanced stagnation prevention and corner heat distribution Aspects of the invention relate to a system for reducing stagnation between substantially adjacent components while providing enhanced heat distribution properties in the corners and edges of the components. Each component is generally hollow and has two walls dispo... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100641 | Protective ducting There is described ducting comprising a plurality of interconnectible elongate ducting components (2, 4) which when assembled define an elongate, longitudinally extending internal channel (22) for receiving a pipe, cable or like elongate member, each d... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7028855 | Hanger spacer and transport assembly utilizing same An apparatus for receiving and separating a plurality of hangers having respective necks. The apparatus comprises a body of a substantially rigid material extending along a longitudinal axis. The body has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of longitu... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7017615 | Protector A protector includes a main body, lids, hinges, and lock portions. The main body including a bottom wall, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall. The lids are coupled to the main body through the hinges. The lock portions are disposed between the lids and the main ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7010893 | Concrete floor, particularly a temperature concrete floor The present invention is directed to a concrete floor, particularly a temperable concrete floor, containing an upper side and an underside, containing first concrete-free spaces, particularly cavities, that comprise at least one first wall surface, particularly two,... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6968864 | Rotary holder for corrugated tube A rotary holder for a corrugated tube is structured such that an inner rotary body containing a corrugated tube is received in an inner portion of an outer fixing body, and an outer peripheral sliding surface of the inner rotary body slides along an inner sliding su... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6957670 | Duct unit for air-conditioner An object of the present invention is to provide an air-conditioning duct unit capable of being made compact when transported to largely reduce the cost of transport inside and outside a building as well as the cost of transportation by a truck. A duct unit A... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6926194 | Reusable box construction for transporting tree seedlings A collapsible, reusable box construction (10′) for transporting horticultural products which comprises a body unit (11′) including an elongated rectangular body member (20′) having a plurality of independent panels (22′) (23 | 08/09/2005 |
| 6921564 | Insulation module, system and method for installation and manufacture A pre-formed insulation module is disclosed having a part cylinder body. The body includes an unstriated insulation layer formed of a rigid insulating material substantially uniform in composition and density over its cross section. The insulation layer has an inner... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6883548 | Spacer for a long substrate A spacer for a long substrate in the interior of a long tube, with a superinsulation material being disposed between the substrate and the tube. The spacer includes two rings (3, 4) seated on the substrate (1) and spaced apart from each other at a long... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6814106 | Duct joint structure An objective of the present invention is to provide a joint structure of a duct that can be formed easily and comprising features of the joint structure of a novel duct previously filed by the present applicant. A tip end portion of one of two plate members is bent ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6774308 | Wire termination box assembly and associated method of installation A system, device and method are claimed for installing electrical switches and electrical plug connectors in a wall, without the use of junction boxes. The system uses prefabricated switch assemblies and/or receptacle assemblies. These assemblies contain either a sw... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6763853 | Lightweight conduit A lightweight conduit for fluid conveyance, having an outer conduit portion formed of rigid insulation material, an inner conduit portion formed of rigid insulation material, the inner conduit portion having an outer surface and an inner surface and first and second... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6761189 | Wearing ring A wearing ring, particularly for protecting a cable guide hose on a robot, with an inner ring and an outer ring having in each case two half-shells is characterized in that the half-shells of at least one of the rings can be locked together. ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6732764 | Rotatable holder A rotary holder for a corrugated tube is formed such that an inner rotary body containing a corrugated tube is received in an inner portion of an outer fixing body, and an outer peripheral sliding surface of the inner rotary body may rotate relative to the outer fix... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6631875 | Cable trough with separate side elements A telecommunications cable management system includes a planar base element including a planar top surface and side edges. Side elements are mounted with a mating arrangement to the base element. The side elements may include one or more of the following:... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6595241 | Prefabricated elements for thermal maintenance of industrial pipe A means for thermal maintenance of industrial pipe by virtue of a working medium passing through at least one prefabricated hollow element attachable to the outside surface of the pipe wall is disclosed. The hollow element comprises an outer cover defined... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6503391 | System of pipework for a device for filtering and pumping the water of a swimming pool basing The device comprises filtration means and pumping means each housed in a compact unit mounted with the panels of a swimming pool basin. The unit includes a compartment (A) housing the filtration means in communication with the water of the basin, and a co... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6494232 | Modular protective sleeve for underground utilities A modular protective sleeve for underground utilities may be pulled into an underground utility duct by using lanyards extending between two adjacent manholes through the utility duct. The modular protective sleeve may be assembled over an existing and ac... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6484758 | Conduit for circulation of fluid under pressure The invention relates to a conduit for circulation of fluid comprising a sealed pipe (A) fixed to a rigid supporting body (B) comprising a horizontal base having a lower face bearing on a laying surface (C) and two lateral wings going up vertically along ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6401320 | Method of simultaneously making a plurality of metallic pipes In a pipe made from a plurality of pipe sections, at least one of those sections has a curved configuration and each pipe section has opposite side flanges which are sealed with one another to hold the pipe sections together in forming the pipe.... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6315006 | Pipe insulation coupling A pipe insulation coupling for coupling adjacent facing ends of elongated cylindrical pipe insulation tubing encased around a fluid pipe includes an elongated body extending longitudinally between a first end and a second end. The elongated body includes ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6283158 | Insulation coverage system and method for inhibiting biological contamination A thermoformed PVC, modified PVC, CPVC, metal or coated metal cover, covering system and method is provided for covering assemblies of pipe and pipe insulation, hangers, support rods and mechanical assemblies wherein the assembly is biocide treated, cover... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6247500 | Conduit systems A modular conduit system comprises elongate conduit elements (50, 51) and conduit fitting elements (30, 37) longitudinally divided and provided with tongue and groove joints configured such that identical conduit halves or identical conduit fitting halves... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6230746 | Recoverable article A recoverable article includes an inner resilient tubular member that is held in a laterally exapanded configuration by engagement with outer holdout strips, wherein the outer surface of the inner member is provided with a plurality of channels extending ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6189575 | Recoverable article A recoverable article comprising an inner resilient tubular member that is held out in a laterally expanded configuration by engagement with outer holdout structure, wherein the outer surface of the inner member is provided with a plurality of cavities, a... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6161989 | Antifouling wall structure for use in pipe and method of constructing the antifouling wall therefor A wall surface of a structure to be rendered antifouling is covered with antifouling panels caused to firmly adhere thereto and fixed. Not only can this work be conducted easily and quickly but also part of the antifouling panels can be easily replaced. T... | 12/19/2000 |
