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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431321 | Trailer hitch assembly A trailer hitch assembly includes a receiver portion including a cylindrically-shaped cavity, a bushing member received within the cavity of the receiver portion, and a hitch member that includes a shaft pivotally received within the bushing member. At least a selec... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7207606 | Mechanical pipe joint, gasket, and method for restraining pipe spigots in mechanical pipe joint bell sockets A mechanical pipe joint, restraining gasket, and method for restraining pipe spigots within adjacent bell sockets. The restraining gasket is composed of two axially-separate components: a sealing portion and a restraining portion made of a plurality of arcuate locki... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7163028 | Multipurpose plumbing tool A multipurpose plumbing tool has a body at one end, a head at an opposite end and an intermediate neck portion connecting the body and head. The marginal end portion of the body is cut back to form a reduced section, a shoulder being formed at the junction of the re... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7125054 | Self restraining gasket and pipe joint A sealing and restraining gasket for preventing separation of a pipe joint used to join a bell end of a female pipe to the male end of a mating pipe. The gasket is formed from a compressible body of elastomeric material and carries a rigid ring with gripping teeth f... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6974160 | Self restraining gasket and pipe joint A restraining element for preventing separation of a pipe joint used to join a bell end of a female plastic pipe to the male end of a mating pipe. The restraining element is formed from a compressible body of elastomeric material, the compressible body having a segm... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6945570 | Self restraining gasket and pipe joint A restraining element for preventing separation of a pipe joint used to join a bell end of a female plastic pipe to the male end of a mating pipe. The restraining element is formed from a compressible body of elastomeric material, the compressible body having a segm... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6905144 | Spring-loaded ‘L’-shaped seal ring A sealing system adapted for placement into an exterior groove of a structure. The sealing system includes a seal ring having a generally ‘L’-shaped cross-section. The sealing system further includes a canted-coil spring. The seal ring includes an inner surface,... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6736406 | Self-adhesive gasket A self-adhesive gasket having a pressure sensitive adhesive on one side or on both sides can be used in place of plumbers putty to seal sinks to countertops, faucets to sinks, and strainers and pop ups to sinks and tubs. The gasket is preferably preformed from a fle... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6719299 | Flap seal The invention relates to a flap seal in the form of a lamella seal, comprising at least three essentially flat individual rings (1, 10) lying one on top of another in a bundle-type form. Said individual rings (1, 10) comprise an inner part which is res... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6695357 | Threaded pipe connection having a retainer gasket with pressure relief vents A connection for threaded pipes and other tubular sections including a gasket for interposition between a first and an opposing second interface surface of the connection. The gasket includes a retainer and a generally annular seal element received in a g... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6669205 | Retainer gasket with pressure relief vents A gasket for interposition between a first and an opposing second interface surface of a sealing assembly. The gasket includes a retainer and a generally annular seal element received in a groove formed into at least one side of the retainer. Such retaine... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6488319 | Self restrained pressure gasket A method and apparatus for restraining pipe against internal forces at a pipe or fitting connection and to join and seal at least two pipes to form a pipeline is shown featuring an improved self restrained pressure gasket. The pressure gasket has a rigid ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6443502 | Leakage restriction device for refrigeration cycle A leakage restriction device for a refrigeration cycle of a vehicle air conditioner in which refrigerant flows has first and second rubber gaskets. The first and second gaskets are disposed between a pipe and a pipe joint of the refrigeration cycle for re... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6343623 | Sealing ring for connecting the spigot of a corrugated pipe with a pipe socket having a smooth inside wall A sealing ring for sealing the connection of a spigot of a corrugated pipe with a pipe socket has inner beads and lip seals bearing against flanges. Said sealing ring further has an outwardly projecting sealing bead having a central annular bead and two a... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6322111 | Self-sealing coupling connector for air ducts An air duct installation joins the ends of two air ducts together using a self-seal coupling connector. The coupling connector has a band with first and second edges and inside and outside surfaces. First and second gaskets are provided, with each gasket ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6290237 | Flat ring packing A flat ring packing to be placed between two flanges comprises two packing layers of packing material and an intermediate ring of metal, which is disposed between the two packing layers and has a common central longitudinal axis therewith. Each packing la... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6260891 | Press-fitting for non removable tube coupling A press fitting for producing a nondetachable tight connection of smooth-ended pipes which has at least one portion receiving a toroidal sealing element and an adjoining cylindrical area extending in the longitudinal direction, and is provided with a shou... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6220635 | Assembly set up between two pipes, and applied pipe assembles A device 7 for the assembly of a straight spigot 1 and a flange 3 of two pipe elements 2, 4, containing an axial compression sealing elastomer gasket 8. The gasket has a support body 15 bearing against a counter flange 11 to apply pressure to the gasket. ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6199915 | Connector element for tubing or hoses A connector element is provided for tubing or hoses of elastically expandable material with a tubular part of inelastic material that can be inserted tightly sealed into a tubing or hose end and that features a so-called pine-cone or thorn profile. In ord... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6179339 | Seal rings for low loss flexible coupling of gas conduits A plastic or polytetrafluoroethylene split seal ring having highly flexible, annularly extending, axially spaced apart side walls is disclosed for sealing opposed, concentrically overlapping open end portions of a pair of gas conduits together or for seal... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6176523 | Joint for variable wall thickness conduit An improved joint for a variable wall thickness conduit is disclosed. The joint includes a female joint section and a male joint section. The female joint section has a body portion which terminates in a first support surface and a sealing sleeve which ex... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6176524 | Oil well pipe threaded joint This invention provides an oil well pipe threaded joint capable of preventing looping and squeezing of a soft synthetic resin ring and consequently, preventing catching of a tool during a logging operation and damage such as corrosion by a corrosive fluid... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6168210 | Pipe coupling A pipe coupling (10) for coupling and sealing adjacent ends of two pipe sections (12, 14) of the same or different outer diameters. The pipe coupling (10) includes an annular sleeve (24), a pair of annular gaskets (22) and a pair of follower flanges (20) ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6113159 | Pipe gasket with shielded band A pipe sealing gasket is shown which is designed to be received within a groove provided within a socket end of a thermoplastic pipe. The gasket has a ring shaped body of an elastomeric material and includes a metal reinforcing band. The metal reinforcing... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6073969 | Pipe connection for pipes having dissimilar end ferrules A gasket is provided for joining lengths of pipe having dissimilar end faces which are of approximately equal diameters and which are substantially normal to the longitudinal axis of the pipes. The end faces each include a circular recess which are of dif... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6073976 | Screwed pipe joint with cutting ring for metal tubes A pipe fitting (1) for connecting a metallic pipe line (10), including a pipe union (4), which contains a receiving opening (8) for the pipe line (10), a swivel nut (6), which can be threadedly connected with the pipe union (4), as well as metallic cuttin... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6070914 | Pipe coupling A pipe coupling for connecting pipes having unprofiled end sections includes an elastomeric sealing gasket for holding the unprofiled pipe end sections in a sealed manner. A clamping clip surrounds the sealing gasket. The clamping clip includes a clip str... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6027144 | Plug-in connector for pressure medium systems The present invention relates to a pressure medium plug-in connector, consisting of two connector parts, i.e. a housing part (2) and a plug part (4), wherein the plug part (4) with a plug shaft (6), via at least one peripheral seal (10) located in an annu... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6010161 | Plug connection for pressure systems A plug connection for a pressure system comprising a receptacle part and a plug part, the plug part is inserted into the receptacle part and retained therein by a locking device which forms a prelocked, unsealed connection and a locked, sealed connection ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5988695 | Pipe gasket with embedded ring A pipe sealing gasket is shown which is designed to be received within a groove provided within a socket end of a thermoplastic pipe. The gasket has a ring shaped body of an elastomeric material and includes a metal reinforcing ring. The elastomeric body ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5938246 | Increased pressure fluid carrying pipeline system and method therefor A method of maximizing system operating pressure capability of a selected flange joint in a fluid carrying pipeline system comprises minimizing bold load operating conditions and bolt load pre-load conditions at the selected flange joint by interposing a ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5918914 | Sealing lock joint pipe fitting The invention provides a method for sealing and locking together interconnectable pipe for industrial, commercial and other uses. The sealed locking joint is comprised of the smaller end of one pipe, spigot end, which is inserted into the larger end of th... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5887912 | Flare-type pipe joint In order to improve the reliability of sealing property of a flare-type pipe joint, a flare-type pipe joint is designed such that a sealing material composition containing thermosetting resin, a curing agent, and fluororesin powder is applied onto a conic... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5863078 | Pipe coupling A pipe coupling for coupling together two lengths of pipe comprising first and second collars or flanges secured to the ends of the lengths of pipe and having joining surfaces thereon which abut one another on securing the lengths of pipe together,radiall... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5857717 | Plumbing device and method An improved device and method for plumbing a recirculating water pump into a hot water heating system, the water pump having a pair of connecting flanges on the inflow and outflow sides of the pump. The present invention includes a section of copper tubin... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5851109 | Spacer and shim assembly for fluid powered diaphragm pumps A three-piece combination spacer and shim assembly is provided for an air operated diaphragm pump. The spacer/shim assembly is disposed between adjacent parts of the manifold assemblies of the pumps to alleviate dimensional stack up and misalignment probl... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5848814 | Spring seal A single piece seal that functions both as a seal and a spring. The single piece seal includes a central bore for receiving a communication line such as a wire or a fiber optic cable. The single piece seal also includes a first and second radial sealing r... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5792525 | Creep resistant shaped article of densified expanded polytetrafluoroethylene A creep resistant article is provided which is dimensioned from a stock material consisting essentially of a plurality of layers of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene which has been densified. The expanded polytetrafluoroethylene exhibits remnants of a fibr... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5765876 | Pipe coupling requiring low closing force A coupling for sealing a leak location in a pipe or pipeline by compressing against the pipe or pipeline a pair of annular gasket members fitted about the pipe or pipeline on opposite sides of the leak location comprising a first axial sealing pad dispose... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5758910 | Gasket assembly for a fluid coupling A gasket assembly is provided for fluid couplings. The gasket assembly includes a gasket having an outer circumferential surface including arc segments defining a minor outside diameter and a plurality of ears projecting outwardly from the arc segments to... | 06/02/1998 |
