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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322382 | Segment for a rehabilitating pipe A segment for a rehabilitating pipe is coupled to another segment in the circumferential and longitudinal directions of a rehabilitating pipe to rehabilitate an existing pipe. The segment has on one coupling surface a protruding part and a recessed part continuous w... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7021590 | System for angular connection of mounting rails The system (31) for angular connection of mounting rails comprises a U-shaped connection member (1) that has on at least one lateral wall (2.1, 2.2, 3) openings (4.1, 4.2, 4.3) for passage therethrough of a fastener for fastening a connec... | 04/04/2006 |
| 5915412 | Cover assembly for covering undersink piping An insulative cover assembly for insulating a P-trap drain piping assembly comprises a unitary first cover piece having a generally elongated body terminating in an approximately 180° bend at the end of the body. The elongated body is longitudinally slit... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5564463 | Cover assembly for covering undersink piping An insulative cover assembly for insulating a P-trap drain piping assembly comprises a unitary first cover piece having a generally elongated body terminating in an approximately 180° bend at the end of the body. The elongated body is longitudinally slit... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5472768 | Tubular section rolled up from a flexible sheet The present invention relates to a tubular section which may be constructed from a sheet having a pair of opposed edges. The opposed edges are releasably connectable such that the section may be stored in a relatively flat configuration. The screw fastene... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5402830 | Thermal pipe guard A thermal guard for pipes to protect personnel from hot or cold pipes in refineries, chemical plants and other places processing hot or cold fluids. The guard is made from metal and contains no insulation so that the pipes are readily visible for observin... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5303744 | Piping protection assembly A piping assembly has spacers which are positioned on a pipe and spaced apart one from another along a length of the pipe. Each of the spacers extends from a perimeter of the pipe to a spacer perimeter surface which is interrupted by at least one gap defi... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5028740 | Hollow housing case for sheathing and electromagnetically shielding electrical apparatus A hollow housing case of an electriclly conducting plate which has one insulating surface includes a connecting part to connect together electrically both ends of the plate. The connecting part is a bent portion which is formed by bending at least one end... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4840194 | Explosion proof electrical conduit sealing fitting An explosion-proof electrical conduit sealing fitting for threadedly engaging at least two threaded conduits and surrounding at least one conductor running through two threaded conduits includes a first element having a portion threadedly engaging at leas... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4712286 | Method for making merchandising display members A merchandising display system and the method of making its posts and struts, using pre-decorated strip material having surfaces such as polished metal or wood-grained vinyl that are covered by removable protective strips. A plurality of elongated section... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4349220 | Raintight wireway A gangable wireway assembly including a plurality of generally U-shaped troughs and trough covers utilized as either tandem sections or as fittings which connect the tandem sections in an elbow, tee or cross configuration. Trough covers have upstanding li... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4328981 | Duct structure with reinforced end flanges A sheet metal duct section component including at least one pair of adjacent longitudinally extending integral panel portions relatively angulated about a longitudinal zone connecting adjacent longitudinal marginal portions of said panel portions. At leas... | 05/11/1982 |