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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186387 | Duct insulation material and method of using A flexible insulation material and method for using such an insulation material with an HVAC duct to provide noise suppression and thermal protection. The insulation material includes a lofted substrate and a facer sheet laminated thereto. The substrate contains non... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8186388 | Composite insulation structure for the insulation of the interior surface of annular ducts A flexible, composite duct insulation structure includes a first layer forming an insulation layer, and a second layer forming a structural support layer. The first layer is adhered to the second layer by an adhesive. The composite duct insulation structure has suff... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8141594 | Pipe insulation products and methods A pipe insulation product including a core of insulating material and a roughly rectangular laminate. The core may include an outer surface; an inner surface; and a wall extending between the outer and inner surfaces. The laminate may include a foil or metallized po... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8127801 | Advance instrumentation methods for pipes and conduits transporting cryogenic materials A cryogenic material transfer system incorporates a pipe-in-pipe configuration with a nanoporous or microporous insulating layer filling the annulus between the inner and outer pipe. The insulating layer is of sufficient flexibility to absorb and expansion or contra... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127800 | Fire protective hose assembly A flexible hose for conveying fluids and suitable for high temperature environments, in one embodiment the hose assembly comprises a thermal paint coated nipple, a core tube, a thermal insulating layer surrounding the core tube, a cover layer surrounding the thermal... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8104519 | Pipe insulation product with charge dissipater A pipe insulation product including a core of insulating material and a roughly rectangular laminate. The core may include an outer surface; an inner surface; and a wall extending between the outer and inner surfaces. The laminate may include a foil or metallized po... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8087432 | Flexible heat-insulated conduit and method of making same A flexible heat-insulated conduit is described, made up of at least one medium-carrying internal tube, an external tube surrounding the at least one internal tube, and a heat-insulating layer based on polyurethane foam or polyisocyanurate foam and located between th... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7896033 | Device for thermal insulation of at least a submarine pipeline comprising a phase-change material confined in jackets A device for thermally insulating at least one undersea pipe. The device comprises a thermally insulating covering surrounding the pipe, the covering being covered by an outer leak proof protective case, and the case being made of a flexible or semi rigid material s... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7854240 | Polymeric foam tube insulations and method for continuously producing such a tube The foam tube for pipe insulations has an external surface and an internal surface. The internal surface is provided with an adhesively bonded layer of fibers. The fibers are a material having a melt temperature that is higher than that of the polymeric foam. The fi... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7854241 | Metal-clad insulating complex for a pipe An insulating complex having a metal case and insulating material confined in a vacuum between the inner wall and the outer wall of the case and wherein each of the walls has a metal strip, at least one of which includes corrugations. An insulated pipe and a set of ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7798176 | Insulating panel for supply duct An insulating panel for a conditioned-air distribution duct, a distribution duct including at least one insulating panel, a method for manufacturing a distribution duct using at least one insulating panel, and to an instrument for cutting the panel. The insulating p... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7793689 | Multilayer heat tracing insulation device and method A heat tracing device has one or more heating elements positioned adjacent to a heatable surface, an aerogel high temperature insulation layer adjacent to the one or more heating elements, a low temperature insulation layer adjacent to the aerogel high temperature i... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7762283 | Covering member and heating device The present invention provides a covering member including: a surrounding member including a heat insulating material and having a heat generating member or a heat insulating function, the surrounding member being wound from an open state so as to cover an object; a... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7757722 | Insulated pipe concealer An insulated pipe concealer is provided comprising an elongated plastic pipe sleeve with a left side and right side pivotally connected to each other and adapted to close. An elongated insulation element is found inside the pipe sleeve with a channel adapted to rece... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7677272 | Insulator apparatus for vacuum insulated tubing An insulating apparatus for use with vacuum insulated tubing sting to reduce heat loss through the joints, where the apparatus includes an insulator adapted to surround the joint and a latching joint protector adapted to surround the insulator and hold the insulator... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7637288 | Respiratory gas hose system for supplying a respiratory gas A respiratory gas hose system for supplying a respiratory gas, particularly for use in the framework of CPAP therapy, includes a flexible hose line and a flexible sheathing body which surrounds the flexible hose line and extends along the flexible hose line. This re... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7637289 | Sectional heat insulating jacket A sectional heat insulation jacket comprises a set of multi-layer insulation sections in which the layers are bound together by a fastening and fixing device. Adjacent insulation sections connect and they separate by assembling joints that are self-sealing. A mutual... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7631668 | Piping element and manufacturing method and apparatus A piping element having at least two longitudinal components, such as flow pipes (4), outside of which there is an insulator (3), outside of which there is a corrugated outer sheath (2). The piping element is bendable. Fastening means are arrang... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7624762 | Facing having increased stiffness for insulation and other applications A covering for exposed insulation surfaces on fluid conduits for protection from moisture and other environmental factors. The covering typically includes a central fabric layer, such as a woven high density polyethylene fabric surrounded by structures having layers... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7607457 | Insulation system for technical installations The invention relates to an insulation system for pipes, containers, ventilation ducts and like installation parts which have an outer surface temperature which periodically is below the dew point of the ambient air. The insulation system comprises a thermally insul... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7597120 | Pythons A liquid-conducting python has a plurality of liquid-conducting tubes surrounded by foam insulation. At least a portion of the outer surface of the foam insulation is patterned to form a segmented surface. ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7578315 | Compound pipe A compound pipe for conveying fluid comprising an inner pipe positioned within an outer pipe such that the walls of the inner pipe and outer pipe define a gap. The compound pipe further including an insulating material for insulating the inner pipe from the outer pi... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7509980 | Ventilation tubing in particular for an airconditioning system The present invention relates to ventilation tubing comprising, from the inside to the outside, a bush (1), an insulating layer (2) and a cover sheet (3). Said ventilation tubing is characterized in that the insulating layer is a quartz fiber wo... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7472725 | Heat-insulated conduit A heat-insulated conduit having at least one internal tube (1), a heat-insulating layer (2), an intermediate layer (3), a film (4) and a corrugated external tube (5). ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7445031 | Insulation arrangement for pipes, in particular for pipes in a pneumatic system on a passenger aircraft An insulation arrangement for pipes, especially for pipes of a pneumatic system in a passenger transport aircraft, essentially includes at least one insulation layer (6) as well as an outer sheath (3) consisting of titanium foil (31). The outer ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7441602 | Flowline insulation system A method of controlling the heat transfer properties of a sub-sea conduit having inner and outer walls (800, 802) and a gas-permeable space (804) between the walls providing thermal insulation, the method comprising varying the pressure of a gas within... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7418979 | Method and apparatus for preventing foam disbondment The present invention relates generally to an apparatus and method for preventing disbondment in an insulated piping system that is used for conveying high temperature fluids. More specifically, an external slip wrap is shown, capable of surrounding the outer protec... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7381454 | Tubular product A tubular product has a tubular base layer, a tubular innermost layer made of plastic by continuous extrusion, and a tubular tie layer of foamed plastic between and adhered to the base layer and the innermost layer. The tie layer is made of melt processable adhesion... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7367398 | Device for heating and thermally insulating at least one undersea pipeline Apparatus for heating and lagging at least one main undersea pipe for conveying a flow of hot effluent. The apparatus includes a covering of thermally insulating material surrounding the main pipe(s), and covered by a leaktight outer protective casing and an interna... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360799 | Insulation cladding for bends A half elbow used with a second similar half elbow clads insulation or other structures about a bend. Each half elbow is formed of separate segments of thin sheet material fastened together. Each segment includes first and second edges adapted to be fastened to corr... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351364 | Method of manufacturing a hybrid structure A method of manufacturing a hybrid structure (100) having a layer of CMC material (28) defining an interior passageway (24) and a layer of ceramic insulating material (18) lining the passageway. The method includes the step of casting the... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341686 | Device for arresting the propagation of a buckle in a double-walled pipe Device for arresting the propagation of a buckle in a double walled pipe. The device comprising an outer pipe wall having a defined external diameter and placed around an inner pipe wall, defining an annular space between the said outer and inner walls; provi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337841 | Casing comprising stress-absorbing materials and associated methods of use The present invention relates to subterranean drilling and well completion operations, and more particularly, to improved casing that comprises stress-absorbing materials and associated methods of use. In some embodiments, the present invention discloses methods of ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334375 | Evacuated panel for thermal insulation of a body having non-planar surfaces An evacuated panel is provided for thermal insulation of a body (3, 4) having non-planar surfaces, the panel having two main faces and comprising a flexible envelope (1), made of one or more barrier sheets, and a filling material formed of at least two... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7320770 | Method for making a quasi-incompressible phase-change material, shear-thinned and with low heat conductivity The process according to the invention includes the combination, with a liquid phase change material (PCM), of a texturing agent chosen so as to greatly reduce the thermal convection and whose viscosity is decreased reversibly under shearing. The material formed has... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318453 | Spacing and centering device for a rigid double-wall duct with a low heat transfer coefficient A spacing and centering device for a rigid double-wall duct, for example of the winding type, which is intended for the transport of hydrocarbons. The rigid duct comprises two coaxial tubes which are separated by an annular space. The spacing and centering device is... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318454 | Flexible tubular duct for the transport of fluid and particularly gaseous hydrocarbons with an anti-turbulence carcass and internal lining A flexible tubular pipe for transporting hydrocarbons, the pipe comprising at least one carcass, an internal pressure sheath and one or more armor layers. The carcass forms the innermost structural element of the pipe and consists of an interlocked spiral winding of... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314066 | Air distributor for a bioleaching system An air distributor for use in heap or dump leaching systems is disclosed. The air distributor includes an air pipe having a series of holes for releasing air from the pipe and one or more protective members spaced outwardly of the air holes to shield the air holes. | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308803 | Insulation system with condensate wicking for vertical applications Provided is an assembly for insulating substantially vertical runs of cooled surfaces that are continuously or periodically exposed to air or another gas that has a dewpoint temperature above that of the cooled surface, thereby resulting in condensation water vapor ... | 12/18/2007 |
