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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7861745 | Mine blender hose A flexible hose construction adapted for separately conveying two or more fluids therethrough. The construction includes a core tube, a second tube helically disposed about the core tube, and a tubular jacket surrounding the core tube. The second tube may be substan... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7431053 | Inner-space-sectioned tubes and method for manufacturing the same An inner-space-sectioned tube wherein, in manufacturing the tube having four or more independent fluid channels formed inside thereof, while at least two lengths of inner tubes are set to inscribe an outer tube, cold working is applied, which is a simple manufacturi... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7415992 | Multi-conduit, multi-nozzle fluid distributor An apparatus for distributing a fluid is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of conduits and outlet ports that are capable of providing improved distribution of fluids. One or more conduits are arranged within a single conduit, which provides a compact an... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7375280 | Metal raceway system The present invention is directed towards a metal raceway system. The metal raceway system includes a metal raceway and a coupling fitting. The metal raceway snaps onto the coupling fitting to mount the metal raceway to the fitting. The metal raceway has a channel d... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375281 | Power-supplying apparatus for sliding structure A power-supplying apparatus for a sliding structure including: a wiring harness arranged between a vehicle body and a sliding structure slidably mounted on the vehicle body; a protector mounted on the sliding structure for receiving the wiring harness; a holder atta... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370918 | Wheel assembly for a tracked vehicle and anti-accumulation sleeve therefor The present disclosure concerns embodiments of an improved wheel assembly for a drive track unit of an all-terrain vehicle that inhibits the accumulation of snow, ice and/or other matter between the track and the wheel assembly. In one implementation, an improved gu... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7328724 | Corrosion-inhibiting liner for a pipe support A corrosion inhibiting liner for a pipe support includes a flexible mat containing spaced-apart slots; and a cylindrically-curved buffer in tight engagement with the mat in each slot, wherein the cylindrically-curved buffer is made of a non-metallic, non-elastomer m... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322379 | Flexible kink-resistant hoses A flexible kink-resistant hose configuration includes concentric tubes with longitudinal ribs. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7299622 | Component for being subjected to high thermal load during operation and a method for manufacturing such a component Method and arrangement for providing a component (1) for being subjected to high thermal load during operation. The component includes a wall structure, which defines an inner space for gas flow. The component is formed by at least a first part (5) tha... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7275565 | Multi-conduit, multi-nozzle fluid distributor An apparatus for distributing a fluid is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of conduits and outlet ports that are capable of providing improved distribution of fluids. One or more conduits are arranged within a single conduit, which provides a compact an... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7211310 | Thermoplastic planks and methods for making the same A thermoplastic laminate plank is described wherein the thermoplastic laminate plank comprises a core, a print layer, and optionally an overlay. The core comprises at least one thermoplastic material and has a top surface and bottom surface wherein a print layer is ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210856 | Distributed temperature sensing in deep water subsea tree completions A deep water subsea tree completion having a distributed temperature sensing system. In a described embodiment, a method of installing an optical fiber in a well includes the steps of: conveying an optical fiber section into the well; and monitoring a light transmis... | 05/01/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7182126 | Fluid heater A heat distribution apparatus comprising a fluid conduit having a peripheral wall defining a flow passage and a pair of fluid capillaries extending along the wall and secured thereto. The capillaries being connected to one another in series to provide a fluid flow p... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174074 | Conduit insert for optical fiber cable A flexible innerduct structure is configured to contain a cable within a conduit. The innerduct structure includes a pair of adjacent strip-shaped layers of flexible material that are joined along their longitudinal edges to define a channel through which the cable ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169460 | Thermoplastic planks and methods for making the same A thermoplastic laminate plank is described wherein the thermoplastic laminate plank comprises a core, a print layer, and optionally an overlay. The core comprises at least one thermoplastic material and has a top surface and bottom surface wherein a print layer is ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165634 | Method and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells The steel drill string attached to a drilling bit during typical rotary drilling operations used to drill oil and gas wells is used for a second purpose as the casing that is cemented in place during typical oil and gas well completions. Methods of operation are des... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7147068 | Methods and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells The steel drill string attached to a drilling bit during typical rotary drilling operations used to drill oil and gas wells is used for a second purpose as the casing that is cemented in place during typical oil and gas well completions. Methods of operation are des... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7108103 | Rigidified step ladder A step ladder includes rigidified left and right legs and step units between the legs. Each rigidified leg includes a web interconnecting first and second tubular members. Each step unit includes a hollow step including an internal rigidifying partition wall and ste... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104330 | Marine riser tower This invention relates to a marine riser tower (112, 114) for use in the production of hydrocarbons from offshore wells. The riser tower (112, 114) includes a plurality of fluid conduits, which may comprise production flow lines (P), gas-lift lines (G)... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100694 | Marine riser tower The invention relates to a marine riser tower having a plurality of rigid metallic conduits bundled together with a metallic tubular core. The conduits may include production lines for hydrocarbons, water injection lines, and/or gas lift lines. A production line or ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7085455 | Conduit insert for optical fiber cable A flexible innerduct structure is configured to contain a cable within a conduit. The innerduct structure includes a pair of adjacent strip-shaped layers of flexible material that are joined along their longitudinal edges to define a channel through which the cable ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7085458 | Fire resistant conduit insert for optical fiber cable A flexible fire resistant innerduct structure is configured to contain a cable within a conduit. The innerduct structure includes a pair of adjacent strip-shaped layers of flexible material that are joined along their longitudinal edges to define a channel through w... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077165 | Double pipe A double pipe has an outer pipe and an inner pipe that is formed in a spiral or wavy configuration and is held by an inner circumferential face of the outer pipe. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7078615 | Cable guide sleeving structure An elongated sleeve structure for insertion and protection of elongated items within a duct is disclosed. The sleeve structure is formed from a flexible sleeve woven from warp and fill yarns to produce opposed layers in closely spaced relation. The layers have a com... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7069956 | Marina piping A marina pipe includes a flexible conduit resistant to mechanical stresses, the conduit adapted to surround the secondarily contained flexible piping. The conduit comprises a metallic core and a thermoplastic jacket. The secondarily contained flexible piping compris... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7048050 | Method and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells The steel drill string attached to a drilling bit during typical rotary drilling operations used to drill oil and gas wells is used for a second purpose as the casing that is cemented in place during typical oil and gas well completions. Methods of operation are des... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047616 | Method of manufacturing and laying a plurality of elongate elements to the outside of a core element In a method of manufacturing and laying a plurality of elongate elements into an umbilical comprising a core element, a plurality of conduits of metal and if necessary at least one cable situated outside the core element, which core element is advanced along a feed ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7046898 | Conduit insert for optical fiber cable A flexible innerduct structure configured to divide a cable conduit, as well as methods for inserting the innerduct structure and the cable into a conduit. The innerduct structure includes a flat, flexible strip-shaped material having a width at least slightly great... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045704 | Stationary induction machine and a cable therefor A stationary induction machine, and a cable for such an induction machine, including a winding including an elongate, flexible cable, having an electric lead, and a cooling device, arranged, with the aid of a coolant, to divert excess heat generated in the lead duri... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036610 | Apparatus and method for completing oil and gas wells A method of drilling and completing a wellbore in a geological formation to produce hydrocarbons from a well comprising at least the following four steps: drilling the well with a retrievable drill bit attached to a casing; removing the retrievable drill bit from th... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028715 | Heated drain line apparatus A drainage device and method of decreasing clogging in a drain pipe comprising heating the drain pipe with a heating element that is partially enclosed. ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025580 | Method and apparatus for lining a conduit Method and apparatus for installing a liner material into a host conduit such as, e.g., a sewer pipe, hydrocarbon pipeline, gas line, water line, industrial chemical pipe, or a saltwater line. The liner material may include a compression liner and/or a preliner that... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021338 | Separated sanitary and storm sewer system An apparatus and method for improving the operation of sewer systems includes a first set of sewer lines connected to a source of other water and a second set of sewer lines of smaller diameter than the first sewer lines connected to sources of sanitary effluent, th... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014392 | Device for pneumatic or hydraulic conveying of dusty, powdery or granular bulk material The present invention is directed to a device for pneumatic or hydraulic conveying of dusty, powdery or granular bulk material. The device includes a conveyor line, an inner pipe in the conveyor line that is parallel to the axis and preferably eccentric. The inner p... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010906 | Gas turbine engine haveing a disconnect panel for routing pipes and harnesses between a first and a second zone A gas turbine engine (10) includes a first fire zone (Zone 3) in the region of a core of the engine and a second fire zone (Zone 1) in the region of a fan case of the engine, the first and second fire zones being separated by fire walls. The fir... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008366 | Circumferentially driven continuous flow centrifuge A centrifuge (10) including a first rotatable mechanism (60) having a rotation axis with a fluid retentive housing (20) being coaxially mounted on the first rotatable mechanism for co-rotation therewith; a second rotatable mechanism (90) ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003951 | Hydraulic system In a hydraulic system (1) for motor vehicles in particular, comprising a master cylinder (4), a slave cylinder (5) and a hydraulic medium line (15) connecting the two, the flexibility and hydraulic rigidity are improved by the fact that t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6979776 | Pipe bundle for underground installation A pipe conduit bundle for installation into a wellbore using horizontal drilling techniques is disclosed. The pipe conduit does not require an outer casing for construction. The pipe bundle configuration is formed by pipes of varying sizes in a particular configurat... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6963031 | Sleeve assembly for receiving elongated items within a duct A sleeve assembly for receiving and protecting elongated items within a duct is disclosed. The sleeve assembly includes a plurality of separate and independent sleeves, each sleeve being woven from warp and weft filamentary members that form sidewalls surrounding an... | 11/08/2005 |
