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Class 138/161 - Externally encircling


Subclass of Class 138 - Pipes and tubular conduits
Definition: Device comprising an external element encircling or partially
No. of patents: 33
Last issue date: 09/22/2009


NumberTitleIssue Date
7591286Duct assemblies for housing service cables, pipes and the like and components thereof
A channel shaped extruded duct unit cooperates with an identical duct unit to form a closed duct therewith. The duct unit has at least one integral longitudinally extending attachment formation configured to hold captive relative to the duct unit a plurality of comp...
09/22/2009
7341280Rehabilitating pipe and method for laying a rehabilitating pipe
A rehabilitating pipe is assembled inside an existing pipe using segments to repair the existing pipe. A coupling member is inserted through a segment when it is coupled in the longitudinal direction to another segment coupled already, and the coupling member is joi...
03/11/2008
7207527Clevis hanger assembly and pipe insulation coupling
A clevis hanger assembly supports a pipe insulation coupling member along a support structure. The clevis hanger assembly includes an upper bracket adapted to be secured to the support structure. The upper bracket includes a base extending between spaced apart downw...
04/24/2007
7168452Covering body for heating pipe
A covering body for heating a pipe to be attached to the pipe and to conduct external heat to heat the pipe, including: a surrounding body including at least two parts having a divided shape of a cylindrical body along an axial line of the cylindrical body, the surr...
01/30/2007
7152633Heat shield
The present invention relates to a heat shield for pipes and tubes that is flexible, has an interior insulating layer, and has an exterior reflective layer. A shield may include a flap extending from the shield body for covering a portion of the component not alread...
12/26/2006
7137546Silicon tube formed of bonded staves
Tubular silicon members advantageously formed by extrusion from a silicon melt or by fixing together silicon staves in a barrel shape. A silicon-based wafer support tower is particularly useful for batch-mode thermal chemical vapor deposition and other high-temperat...
11/21/2006
7100641Protective ducting
There is described ducting comprising a plurality of interconnectible elongate ducting components (2, 4) which when assembled define an elongate, longitudinally extending internal channel (22) for receiving a pipe, cable or like elongate member, each d...
09/05/2006
7089642Device used to protect/repair debris chute
The device used to protect/repair a debris chute is a sheet of material adapted to fit over and between the conical funnel sections of construction debris chute. Two chain segments are attached to the sheet to allow a user to connect the sheet to the two chute suppo...
08/15/2006
7082730Sealing system
A sealing system (11) for sealing off a passage of a pipeline (2) in a wall (1) including a sealing strip (3) for sealing off the passage and three support members (4.1, 4.2, 4.3) for supporting the sealing strip (3). Each s...
08/01/2006
6983767Sleeve for a hose
A covering for a suction hose includes a sleeve positioned around a suction hose and restraints positioned at the ends of the sleeve for removably coupling the sleeve to the suction hose. The suction hose has a length and the sleeve extends at least along a portion ...
01/10/2006
6761189Wearing ring
A wearing ring, particularly for protecting a cable guide hose on a robot, with an inner ring and an outer ring having in each case two half-shells is characterized in that the half-shells of at least one of the rings can be locked together. ...
07/13/2004
6382260Water resistant adjustable jackets for insulated pipe bends
An adjustable jacket and method of covering an insulated conduit, the jacket having two parts which together form a cylindrical configuration over the insulated conduit. Overlapping flanges of the two parts equipped with grooves and ridges allow tightenin...
05/07/2002
6338366Pipe insulation with a jacket measured in fractions of an inch
A pipe insulation and fire retardant composition and method for coating the inside and/or outside surfaces of a thin flexible metal, fiberglass or plastic jacket, and measured in fractions of an inch, for pipes and pipe fixtures carrying hot fluids, to ma...
01/15/2002
6315005Water resistant adjustable jackets for insulated pipe bends
An adjustable jacket and method of covering an insulated conduit, the jacket having two parts which together form a cylindrical configuration over the insulated conduit. Overlapping flanges of the two parts equipped with grooves and ridges allow tightenin...
11/13/2001
5692544Seal and clamp assembly for pipeline flanged connection
The assembly is designed to contain a leak arising from a damaged gasket positioned between the flanges of a pipe connection forming part of a pipeline carrying pressurized fluid. The assembly comprises a pair of steel half rings that are hinged together ...
12/02/1997
5649566Cover assembly and method for covering undersink piping
A cover assembly and methods for covering undersink piping includes insulative cover pieces placed over respective pipe sections such that their ends are adjacent at pipe junctures. Collars are slidable over or inside the cover pieces to be moved to cover...
07/22/1997
5460206Modular duct liner panel
A modular wall liner panel for use in a duct system for containing a flow of gases comprises a central wall segment having a polygonal shape forming an inside wall surface of the, duct and having angularly intersecting pairs of parallel edges. Integral mo...
10/24/1995
5341830Cover assembly and method for covering undersink piping
A cover assembly for undersink piping is presented having cover pieces for the various piping sections of an undersink P-trap drain assembly. The pieces are configured to cover the various pipe sections of the P-trap and have integral, flexible collars at...
08/30/1994
5012842Fluid actuated pipe clamp tightener
The tightener comprises a scissor clamp having first and second arms pivotally connected at their upper ends. At their lower ends, the arms are pivotally connected with the ends of a loop of chain that encircles a pair of semi-circular steel shells encirc...
05/07/1991
4878459Water heater construction
A water heater construction and method for commercial and residential use includes a generally cylindrical inner water tank surrounded by a layer of insulation. The third component in the assembly is an outer shell which is configured as a hinged combinat...
11/07/1989
4869294Buried large cross-section conduit
A buried conduit consisting, in transverse cross-section, of a lower component (2) and a covering upper component (1) which bears on the upper part of the side walls (22) of the lower component (2) by means of lengthwise bearing members (3). According to ...
09/26/1989
4667505Split fittings and pipeline systems using same
Split fittings for use in the installation of a flexible jacket over a rigid pipeline comprise a pair of housing halves which, when mated, form a housing enclosure, sealing means and clamping means capable of holding the flexible jacket to the housing enc...
05/26/1987
4533419Patch closure system
A patch closure system for joining heat recoverable sheet material, especially for covering a substrate where the joined material is to be recovered around the substrate, comprises a layer of adhesive on one surface, a part of which is a pressure-sensitiv...
08/06/1985
4509561Insulation device for application to an uninsulated portion of a preinsulated pipe
An insulation device for surrounding the uninsulated, adjoining end portions of a preinsulated pipe comprising a plurality of axially extending cylinder segments adapted to be circumferentially joined to form a cylindrical insulating jacket around the uni...
04/09/1985
4455112Enclosure construction for remote banking pneumatic tube systems
An enclosure construction for pneumatic tubes and power and control cables installed overhead for remote visual auto teller banking systems which is inexpensive and attractive and readily installed. The enclosure includes plastic half sections which are s...
06/19/1984
4363681Method for making pipe insulator
A thermal insulator for pipe elbows and the like, comprises two pairs of split, sleeve-shaped insulative legs having interior channels in which those pipe sections joined by the elbow are received. The insulator legs include dihedral faces which are orien...
12/14/1982
4327778Pipe insulator
A thermal insulator for pipe elbows and the like, comprises two pairs of split, sleeve-shaped insulative legs having interior channels in which those pipe sections joined by the elbow are received. The insulator legs include dihedral faces which are orien...
05/04/1982
4312385Refractory insulation for cooling pipes in reheating furnaces
Pipe insulation for water cooled support piping in a reheating furnace comprising refractory semicircular, pivotal complementary sleeves having wire reinforcement embedded in the sleeve refractory material and wherein the wire may be prestretched and loca...
01/26/1982
4293005Apparatus for fastening insulation to a pipe
Method and apparatus for fastening insulation to a pipe which comprises an adjustable crib which is fastened both to the pipe and to the insulation. It prevents the insulation from shifting along the pipe. Additionally, a system for fastening insulation t...
10/06/1981
4207918Insulation jacket
An insulation jacket for use as a valve cover. The jacket comprises a body portion comprising a central section and two lateral sections. Each of the lateral sections comprises an inboard and outboard belt and each of the belts extends along each of the l...
06/17/1980
4183379Duct board assembly
Disclosed is a duct board assembly which comprised a panel of conventional duct board formed of rigid thermal insulation to which is attached boardering strips on one face of the panel; the panel may be provided with spaced, longitudinal grooves to define...
01/15/1980
4147186Thermal insulation assembly
A thermal insulation assembly for use in conjunction with a similar assembly to encircle an elongated body, said assembly comprising a series of abutting similar U shaped elements which have similar radial and axial orientation, said series and orientatio...
04/03/1979
4063573Thermal insulation assembly
A thermal insulation assembly for use in conjunction with a similar assembly to encircle an elongated body, said assembly comprising a series of abutting similar U shaped elements which have similar radial and axial orientation, said series and orientatio...
12/20/1977
 
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