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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7743450 | Cleaning bullet A cleaning bullet for use in a pipe or track includes a compressible body. In one embodiment, a sheet draped over the body is engageable with interior walls of the pipe or track to clean small contaminants. In another embodiment, the body is formed from an absorbent... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7607187 | One step copper pipe fitting abrasion preparation A method for abrading or polishing and reaming the terminal ends of tubing or fittings using a hand-held electrically powered device having a rotating member capable of accepting a standard shaft which has attached to it a male and female abrasive member which will ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7361079 | Pipe deburring tool A pipe deburring tool (1) comprises a deburring means (2) arranged to deburr the inside surface of a pipe and a cleaning means (3) arranged to simultaneously prepare the outside surface of the pipe upon relative rotation of the tool and pipe. Th... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7294222 | External pipe cleaner Disclosed is a pipe cleaner apparatus that is attached to a pipe fusion machine. The pipe cleaner removes dirt, snow, mud, and other debris from the outer surface of pipe sections prior to the butt fusion process. The pipe cleaner may be a wiper through which the pi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7200890 | Apparatus for preparing the welding region on the outer surface of plastic pipes An apparatus for preparing the welding region on the outer surface of plastic pipes, comprising elements for anchoring to a pipe; a threaded pivot being coupled to the anchoring elements to perform a longitudinal, rotary and translational motion; supporting elements... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7178418 | Segment of a sensor-supporting element for a scraper-type device Disclosed is a segment (15) of a sensor-supporting element for a scraper-type device, which comprises at least two pairs of runners (16a, 16b) that are arranged essentially parallel behind each other. A support plate (20) re... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7028361 | Cleaning assembly A cleaning assembly for a pipe. The assembly comprises a sleeve, at least one magnet, and at least one moveable hollow member. The sleeve is moveably disposed on the outer wall of the pipe. The at least one magnet is disposed on the inner surface of the sleeve. The ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6981821 | Subsea pipeline insertion shoe An insertion shoe for retrofitting an undersea pipeline to permit passage therethrough of a scraper includes a plate sized to cover an opening in a branch connection of the pipeline and an inner surface structured to match the inner surface surrounding the opening. ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6964077 | Pipe cleaning and deburring tool A plastic housing has a front shell with inwardly protruding bristles of an exterior wire brush, and a rear shell which retractably receives the outwardly protruding bristles of an interior wire brush. The interior brush is mounted to a shaft which engages the housi... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6939411 | Method and tool for cleaning a watercraft speedometer A method and tool for cleaning a watercraft speedometer are disclosed. The tool comprises a body, an extraction tip extending therefrom, and at least one edge on the extraction tip that can catch matter in the cavity. The extraction tip is attached to the body and i... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6874193 | Inhibitor dispensing pipeline pig A pipeline pig that is moved by pressurized gas flow and that provides for distribution of treating liquid subsisting in the lower portion of the pipeline, having a pig body with a nose cone at a foward end thereof, centralizers affixed to the pig body by which it i... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6865766 | Process tapping point clearing apparatus An apparatus for clearing a process tapping point including a clearing head 3 adapted to pass through the process tapping point to remove scale and/or debris material therefrom, actuation means 7 for driving the clearing head in a reciprocal motion thr... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6862818 | Oil removing device for cleaning pipes that are present in the form of coils An oil removing device for cleaning pipes that are present in the form of coils in a furnace that accommodates and heats the pipes, with or without associated cooling zone, has a gas guiding device for feeding a scavenging gas to or removing it from the pipes. The g... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6863116 | Apparatus and method for collection and disposal of waste-water and debris from heat exchanger tubes and other sources A large flexible plastic bib that is conical or funnel shaped with its large open end supported by a frame for positioning near a source of effluent to be collected, and the bib small open end positioned to direct liquid and debris toward a floor drain. ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6848143 | Scavenging metallic debris from buried metal pipelines A metal-debris magnetic scavenging tool useable inside a buried, horizontal metallic pipeline through an access opening which has been cut into the upper wall portion of the pipeline overhead where the resulting debris has collected. A raiseable/lowerable and rotata... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6792820 | Method and accessories for pipe replacement A method of replacing an existing underground pipe, especially a sanitary sewer line, uses a boring machine that advances a drill string of hollow rods through the existing pipe. The method includes the steps of mounting a rotary cleaning tool on a distal end of the... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6715370 | Method of inspecting district heating pipes A method of inspecting district heating pipes consists in introducing into the pipe a vehicle including an uninflated balloon and a pulley in which a cable is inserted. The vehicle is immobilized in the pipe by inflating the balloon. A sensor is moved in the pipe by... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6709449 | Stent treatment apparatus and method Manual stent manipulation before implantation results in foreign body contamination and increased neointimal hyperplasia. Rinsing commercially available sterile stents with high pressure immediately before implantation eliminates residual surface stent contaminants ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6698444 | Freeing of seized valves In order to free a seized valve, an inspection port is formed in a wall of the valve body and the areas where the valve is seized are determined. One or more injection ports are formed in the valve body adjacent to the seized portions of the valve, pressu... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6630032 | Method and apparatus for dislodging accrued deposits from a vessel Apparatus for dislodging an accretion of a substance from the vicinity of a vessel, includes apparatus for generating gas-borne shock waves in the vicinity of a vessel, thereby to expose a substance accrued on a surface thereof to separation forces causin... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6611983 | Tool for dislodging packed material from a discharge chute A tool for safely dislodging packed material from a discharge chute which includes an elongated shaft having a handle at one end and a probe tip at the other end. One or more plates depend from one side of the shaft intermediate the ends of the tool. The ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6582655 | 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... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6539574 | Non-abrasive deburring device for metal parts A deburring tool for performing non-abrasive deburring of metal and other hard-material parts subject to burring. The deburring tool comprises a portion shaped to engage a specific surface on a workpiece, and surfaced with a deburring material comprising ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6485577 | Pipe pig formed of frozen product A method and apparatus for pipe pig that is employed in a piping system for the purpose of recovering product. The pipe pig, or simply "pig," is utilized to flush or purge a piping system, which includes a pipe that is normally filled with a product strea... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6305392 | Method and apparatus for removing processing liquid from a processing liquid delivery line A method and apparatus for desorbing processing liquid from a processing liquid delivery line is provided. Non-thermal energy, such as ultrasonic energy or electromagnetic energy, is applied to a processing liquid delivery line. The non-thermal energy may... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6299688 | Developer nozzle clean combs A developer nozzle used to apply developer and other chemicals to a wafer in the processing of semiconductors is kept free of hardened developer or other chemicals by placing a comb-like device in a position that will let the comb be inserted into the spr... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6286171 | Apparatus for removing debris from a machined or threaded cavity An apparatus for extracting debris from a machined or threaded cavity. The apparatus may include an extraction member formed at least in part as a coil region and a control region, the coiled region being controlled by the control region while in a cavity... | 09/11/2001 |
| 5891260 | Product recovery system A product recovery system for recovering product from a pipeline having a supply end and a destination end and having a path of primary product flow from the supply end to the destination end. The product recovery system includes a pig launching station c... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5840128 | Water service line cleaning device and method An apparatus for removing an obstruction within a pressurized fluid service pipeline which includes a flexible rod; a module for connecting to the service pipeline in which the module defines a channel and a first opening in which the first opening commun... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5784803 | Oil removing method for a pipe coil A pipe coil is heated in the furnace of a heat treatment apparatus. The oil adhered to the inside of the pipe is vaporized by this heating. In this state the oil removing gas is fed at one end into the pipe which gas is in the high temperature enough to m... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5603167 | Oil removing apparatus and oil removing method for a pipe coil A pipe coil is heated in the furnace of a heat treatment apparatus, The oil adhered to the inside of the pipe is vaporized by this heating, In this state the oil removing gas is fed at one end into the pipe which gas is in the high temperature enough to m... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5531189 | Automated damping port rodder The present invention uses a pivotally mounted damper to cover the port and provide damping to the boiler furnace. The damper is aligned with and superjacent the rodding mechanism and is supported intermediate the port and the pivotal mounting by a linkag... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5363530 | Pipe joint cleaner A pipe joint cleaner device primarily for plastic pipes which after being cut are to be joined together comprising an open tapered cone member having a plurality of sharp raised projections on both the exterior face of such cone and on the interior face t... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5269104 | Hand held work preparation device This disclosure relates to a work preparation device for sequentially conditioning a tubular workpiece. The device has a battery operated motor that operates gear means that rotates a horizontal shaft. At the ends of the shaft is a male abrasive tool and ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5099537 | Combination cleaner and reamer for tubes and fittings A Combination Cleaner Reamer for Tubes and Fittings includes a base plate housing. The ends of sleeves protrude from inside through a surface of the housing and the sleeves are bored to receive the stems of cylindrical brushes. A shaft extending from an o... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5058327 | Tubing and fitting stripper A tubing and fitting stripper is provided and consists of a T shaped housing carrying three different sized wire bristle sleeves in each leg so that an end of a copper tubing of a matching size to one of the wire bristles sleeves can fit therein allowing ... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5038525 | Pipe polishing apparatus and method A pipe end polishing apparatus and method which comprises a cradle having an open section and a pair of pivotable doors covering the open sections and adapted to move between an open, pipe receiving position and a closed, pipe polishing position, the door... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5030291 | Method for cleaning concentric columns A device for cleaning opposing surfaces (13, 14) of concentric columns (11, 12) is formed from a strip of material (20) configured as a spiral having inside and outside edges (21, 22) such that each edge (21, 22) forms a helix. The device (10) is utilized... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4846895 | Remotely operated rotary tube cleaning system and method A rotary tube cleaning system having a rotary cutting tool attached to an elongated flexible drive wire for remotely cleaning the inside of elongated tubes, and method for its use. The tube cleaning system includes a special rotary cutting tool rigidly at... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4674684 | Support and drive members suitable, for example, for use in shower units of papermaking machines A support and driving member comprises an open framework comprising a helical strip (38) supported by a series of support members (39) extending longitudinally of the helical strip and internally thereof. The member may be incorporated in a shower unit th... | 06/23/1987 |
