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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7222397 | Clamping band The clamping band is capable of reducing a diameter with an ordinary tool or without the tool and improving working efficiency of clamping object members. The clamping band comprises: a first hook including a first projection, which can be engaged with the tool, and... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219934 | Pipe coupling A pipe coupling for coupling the ends of pipe sections together end to end, wherein the coupling includes a barrel member, at least one coupling member, at least one elastomeric sealing ring, a tangentially extending bolt and interacting members. The barrel member s... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7195038 | Conduit supports Apparatus and methods 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 o... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185490 | Arrangement for securely mounting an exhaust manifold to the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine An exhaust manifold has a head flange constructed for receiving at least two exhaust pipes arranged side-by-side, and includes spaced apart first and second longitudinal flange portions. A mounting assembly is provided for sealingly securing the exhaust manifold to ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7165789 | Clamp assembly A clamp assembly for connecting the end of a first pipe to the end of an axially aligned second pipe. The clamp assembly comprises a first semi-circular clamp arm, a second semi-circular clamp arm, a lever, a latch and a gasket. The first clamp arm has a first end p... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160519 | Serviceable exhaust aftertreatment device, and configured cylindrical bodies for coupling A serviceable exhaust aftertreatment device and configured cylindrical bodies for coupling include a raised annular rib or bead structure providing low profile mounting and ease of assembly. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152887 | Dual clamp assembly A dual clamp assembly consisting of two U-shaped clamps and a welded joint autogenously interconnecting each of the U-shaped clamps forming a single unitary assembly for joining two pipes telescopically fitted into one another to form a lap joint therebetween with e... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7090261 | Animal watering system with keyed components A watering system for a poultry house comprises a watering line which is suspended from a stabilizing bar by means of a clip. The watering line is comprised of a plurality of pipe segments connected together by a coupling mechanism. The coupling mechanism includes a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083204 | Composite metal pipe coupling and assembly A coupling for joining metal pipes or pipe sections end-to-end to form a pipe assembly. A plastic cuff is formed on one of the pipe ends and a mating, second plastic cuff is formed on the other pipe end. In one embodiment, a wire hoop is mounted over each pipe end, ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7055225 | Hose clamp A hose clamp having an elongated band having first and second opposed ends which are overlapped to form an annular clamp member. A plurality of indentions are longitudinally positioned on the band. An adjustment assembly is fastened to the clamp member and includes ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052331 | Symmetrically adjustable corrosion-resistant battery cable connector An electromechanical connector for use between a power source such as a battery and a device requiring the power such as an automotive electrical system. In some embodiments, the connector includes a radius electrical contact constituting a primary electrical curren... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052052 | Sealing gasket for a clamp A device for sealing a lap joint between two conduits is disclosed herein. The device includes a band clamp. The device also includes a packet or other type of container secured to the band clamp. The packet contains a sealant which moves or flows to void areas betw... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048310 | Swickle connector and assembly A swickle connector includes a connector body with an inlet end and an outlet end that is adapted for engagement with a sealing member of a sampling device or the like. The outlet end of the connector body includes a central axis. A clamping seat is associated with ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7025393 | Pipe coupler with tongue and groove sealing sleeve A coupler for use in joining two pipes in a butt joint. The coupler includes a band clamp and a split sealing sleeve disposed inside to band clamp for encircling the abutted ends of the pipes. The split sealing sleeve has a tongue-and-groove sealing joint at the con... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025390 | Method and apparatus for connecting coupler fittings to conduit sections A preferred apparatus for connecting a fitting to a conduit section comprises a rigid insert designed to be affixed to the fitting and one or more retainers designed to fit over the external surface of the conduit section. A preferred insert includes at least two ax... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014547 | Portable grinding machine with protective cover A portable grinding machine (10) includes an elongated housing (12, 14) and an output shaft (16) projecting at a right angle to the housing axis for receiving a disk-shaped rotary clamping tool. The output shaft is encompassed by a substantially... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007954 | Annular gasket for a fluid transfer coupling, and a coupling fitted with such a gasket The invention seeks to enable a coupling to be made in which assembly forces during assembly of the gasket are small, even though the coupling is of large size, e.g. having a diameter equal to 50 mm. To achieve this object, the invention proposes making a gasket who... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004513 | Pipe coupling methods A pipe coupling method includes an inlet insert, a clamping ring, a clamp and the forming of a flange on an end of two adjacent pipes. A clamping ring includes an inner groove sized to receive the flanges of the two adjacent pipes. A first end of the inlet insert is... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004512 | Indented apex V-retainer coupling with cushion A pipe coupling includes a first lateral wall, a second lateral wall and an apex wall spanning and connecting the first lateral wall to the second lateral wall. The apex wall includes an outer surface and an inner surface. A gasket is disposed on the inner surface o... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6983957 | Compressed seal for a movable joint A compressed seal expansion joint for fluidically connecting in a sealed relationship adjacent ends of two conduits adapted for carrying fluids of varying temperatures, the expansion joint comprising telescopically arranged outer and inner pipe members adapted to be... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6942253 | Locator tab and associated hose clamp An improved locator and hose clamp configuration that is able to statically position a hose clamp in close proximity to the end of a hose, and resist substantial pull off loads. The improved hose clamp locator comprises a connection portion, a head portion, a deflec... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6922886 | APT-1 (anode placement tool-model 1) An apparatus designed for installing anode bracelets upon pipes used in cathodic protection systems. The apparatus includes a pair of grasp booms which hold the anode bracelet during installation of the bracelet around the pipe to be cathodically protected. The gras... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6913294 | Coupling for coaxial connection of fluid conduits A coupling is designed for sealingly connecting two fluid conduits such as automotive fluid lines in axial end-to-end relationship. The conduits have respective telescopically interengaging male and female end sections and the coupling comprises a base member to be ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908116 | Fixation clamp device for hose fittings A fixation clamp device includes a bracket having two flaps extended from a base plate which has a channel, and a block slidably coupled along the channel of the base plate with a fastener. The block includes a mouth and a port communicating with a bore, a fitting i... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6904660 | Compression sleeve puller with double thread engagement and method of manufacture A puller (10) for removing a compression sleeve from a pipe (38) generally comprised of a cylindrical body (24) containing on one end an internal cavity (28) to receive the pipe (38) and an external double thread (30) to eng... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6899360 | Hose with serviceable molded-on hose clamp A hose and clamp assembly comprises a hose, a band-type clamp encircling the hose, and an elastomeric envelope bonded to the hose and attaching the clamp to the hose along a section of the clamp band. The elastomeric envelope is provided with at least one discontinu... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6899359 | Means for coupling conduit Couplers for coupling conduit in end-to-end flow communication relationship are disclosed. A coupler has at least two coupling members each having one end hingingly attachable to one end of another of the at least two coupling members, and one of each coupling membe... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6877780 | Clamp for joining tubular bodies A band clamp used to connect tubular bodies such as vehicle exhaust system components. The band clamp has a band extending from a first end to a second end and includes a pair of spaced ribs extending at least part way between the first and second ends. A tightening... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6860527 | Strap clamp A pipe clamp including a strap adapted to surround a pipe. The strap includes first and second opposing ends separated by a gap. The clamp also includes a fastener that extends across the gap for tightening or loosening the clamp by narrowing or widening the gap bet... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6857662 | Adapter device for solidly coupling pipes together An adapter device includes a bracket having a wall and a fence extended from a base panel, the fence includes an opening formed by two arms for receiving a pipe, a tube is threaded to the wall and has one end movable toward and away from the fence. One or more plugs... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6846023 | Single-piece connector clamp In a single-piece connector clamp for flange connections of pipe sections wherein the clamp has a U-shaped spring back with opposite legs and spring arms extending from the legs in spaced relationship and forming spring arm pairs disposed at opposite sides of a rece... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6843516 | Coupler for low pressure piping system A coupler for a low pressure piping system has a hollow metal tube terminating in a pair of end portions defining open ends for slidably receiving and joining together sections of other metal tubes in a substantially air tight relationship. Slots are formed in at le... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6758501 | Pipe coupler A coupler for use in joining two pipes in a butt joint. The coupler includes a band clamp and a split sealing sleeve disposed inside the band clamp for encircling the abutted ends of the pipes. The split sealing sleeve has a tongue-and-groove sealing joint at the co... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6709028 | Quick coupling ball-and-socket joint for pipes Male and female components joined to respective pipes are coupled by an annular element (21) which embraces the male component and engages it in a transverse plane, and at least two coupling elements (30, 30′) for hooking the female component, each h... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6692042 | Profiled clamp and sleeve joint comprising such a profiled clamp A profiled clamp connecting two pipes has an articulated clamp strip having sidewalls and a transverse portion connecting the sidewalls and a tensioning closure around the clamp strip. A conical metal ring is arranged in the clamp strip and has a radially... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6685238 | Method and device for sealed mechanical connection A mechanical joint including a circular seal (4), a gland ring (5), an elastic ring (6) and a back-up ring (7), as well as a body (1), with closure and backing part (2), while the joint can further contain a counterseal as an option, the body can further ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6663146 | Single flare tube and joint structure of single flare tube A single flare tube, and a joint structure of the single flare tube makes a flare of the single flare tube hardly deformed plastically. Additionally, a tensile stress remains lower and is lower when the single flare tube is fastened. A joint structure of ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6626466 | Anti-mismatch or near-sized coupling segments The present assembly relates to a series of successively sized segmented pipe couplings in which an anti-mismatch is provided to prevent the inadvertent connection of two different, but closely, sized arcuate coupling segments together. The anti-mismatch ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6595560 | Sleeve joint Two pipe sections (1-4, 31, 32) of a high-pressure line each comprise a fluid-tight inner jacket (9) made of a thermoplastic material and a reinforced outer jacket (10). The innner jackets are attached to one another by means of a fluid-tight weld (5-8, 3... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6557908 | Exhaust system clamp assembly and associated method An exhaust apparatus includes a first pipe, a second pipe which includes a block, and a clamp positioned around a portion of a periphery of both the first pipe and the second pipe. The clamp is secured to the block.... | 05/06/2003 |
