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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7695021 | Gasketed coupler apparatus for use with concrete segments A coupler apparatus for use with concrete segments has a first duct, a first coupler member connected to the first duct, a second duct, a second coupler member connected to the second duct, and a gasket member received in a channel of the connector of the first coup... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7686347 | Couplers for use with ducts of concrete segmental construction A coupler apparatus for use with concrete segments has a first duct, a first coupler member having a connector and a flexible boot extending therefrom and having an end extending over a surface of said first duct, a second duct, a second coupler member having a conn... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7195290 | Apparatus for a fire-rated duct A duct system comprising duct sections which are factory manufactured and field modifiable. The field modifiable duct system comprises fire resistant materials and is fire-rated. The duct sections when assembled create a continuous conduit that allows air to flow fr... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192558 | Multi-well rotary synthesizer An apparatus for synthesizing polymer chains includes a controller, a plurality of precision fit vials circularly arranged in multiple banks on a cartridge, a drain corresponding to each bank of vials, a chamber bowl, a plurality of valves for delivering reagents to... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192355 | Coupling for connecting two components A coupling for connecting two components, in particular a clamping collar with a centering hub, whereby, between both components an axially deformable and radially centering element is arranged. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7128095 | Vibration damping coupling A vibration damping bellows with a high vibration absorbing effect and whose a simple structure. In a vibration damping coupling, for example, the vibration damping bellows is formed by interposing viscoelastic material, material with low elasticity, or combination ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7052050 | Elastomeric expansion joint and a wiring support member Provided are elastomeric expansion joints for coupling tubes and, particularly, elastomeric expansion joint used for absorbing axial, lateral, angular movements and vibrations to which the tubes are subjected, or when these tubes are coupled to pieces of equipment t... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6994381 | Stab joint coupling A pipe coupling for joining adjacent ends of first and second pipe sections. The coupling includes a generally cylindrical sleeve having first and second sides. The sleeve is formed as a sheet which is rolled to form the sleeve, wherein the first side of the sleeve ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994354 | Vibrationally decoupling gasket A gasket includes a fist sealing portion, a second sealing portion, and an elastic arm sealingly connecting between the two. The first sealing portion sealingly engages a first member and the second sealing portion sealingly engages a second member. The elastic arm ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6945567 | Flexible pipe connecting unit The invention is directed to a flexible pipe connecting unit which includes a part made of elastic workable material. The pipe connecting unit includes a wave-shaped or hose-shaped bellows (4) made of elastomeric material. The bellows (4) has respectiv... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6926807 | Insulated transition spool apparatus An insulated transition spool apparatus for mounting unheading devices to pressure vessels, such as coker vessels, and enabling repetitive operation thereof is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an outer housing, an inner housing that encloses an insulating space be... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6916049 | Corrugated pipe coupling having six degrees of freedom A pipe coupling for joining two sections of pipe provides six degrees of freedom where the pipe coupling includes an inlet portion, an outlet portion disposed opposite the inlet portion, and an intermediate portion disposed between the inlet and outlet portions for ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6854769 | Flexible bellows-type pipe junction for joining spaced pipe ends A bellows-type pipe junction for mechanically joining the spaced-apart ends of two pipes in a liquid-tight manner includes two sleeve sections fitted onto the two pipe ends and a flexible offset section joined at its two ends to the two sleeve sections by respective... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6843515 | Aircraft cooling system with fluid and pressure-tight pipe junctions A cooling system in an aircraft has fluid flow pipe sections that are mounted to the aircraft structure. The pipe sections have pipe ends that form part of pipe junctions. The two pipe ends of a pipe junction are facing each other and are surrounded by a shrunk hose... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6533329 | Method for making a molded expansion joint seal A method for forming sections of a flexible sealing belt, for expansion ducts is provided. A sheet of flexible sealing belt material is molded, using application of pressure and heat, to impart a desired contour to the belt section, to enable the belt, wh... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6341805 | Vehicle exhaust system with improved pipe end configurations An exhaust piping system is provided for a vehicle with an internal combustion engine and an exhaust system including an emission control device. The exhaust piping system includes an exhaust pipe connected to the engine and an emission pipe connected to ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6209927 | Isolation device and fluid connection A metal diaphragm is provided which acts as a spring while defining a flow path. A restraint limits upward movement of the diaphragm during transient motion. Downward movement is resisted by a Belleville spring.... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6131955 | Expansion joint with thermal transition connector A modified expansion joint to provide a transition from one conduit to an adjacent conduit. The expansion joint includes a flexible coupling member and an angled transition leg having insulation on both sides thereof. The flexible coupling member takes up... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6027147 | Internal flexible dust seal An internal flexible dust seal for connecting and accomodating misalignment, expansion, contraction, and torsion between openings of adjacent ducts carrying dust and particulate laden hot gases. The internal flexible dust seal can undergo lateral, axial, ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5728974 | Sealing grommet A grommet for sealing an opening in a partition which having a main body and a fixture. The body has a flexible pocket surrounding the opening into which a skirt on the fixture enters. When the assembled grommet is placed under compression, the skirt forc... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5716158 | Expandable belt type expansion joint A novel S-shape web section in a dog bone style expansion joint belt, having a very significant increase in the ability to define a successful seal even in misaligned or otherwise off-specification expansion joint environments. The web section has the pot... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5658024 | Expansion joint with a sloped cavity and improved fabric clamping An expansion joint which employs a flexible material to connect and inlet duct equipment to an outlet duct or equipment includes an inlet frame which is connected to the inlet duct and an outlet frame which is connected to the outlet duct. In a hot frame ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5653474 | High temperature rectangular exhaust duct expansion joint A high temperature rectangular exhaust duct expansion joint structure for securement to a high temperature gas stream and particularly, but not exclusively, a turbine engine exhaust duct. The support flange structure incorporated in the duct has a connect... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5484173 | Flowing arch expansion joint using FEP liner bonded to fiberglass fabric layer and reinforced with plurality of fabric plies covered with elastomeric outer layer An improved flowing arch expansion joint includes a fiberglass body layer having an overlapping longitudinal seam that are bonded together by a layer of heat flowable fluoropolymer material. The radial expansion strength of the joint is enhanced by a supp... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5443290 | Floating ring expansion joint liner seal An expansion joint includes first and second conduits connected by an expansion joint element. The second conduit has a liner portion which protrudes into the first conduit, so that the expansion joint element, first conduit, second conduit and liner port... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5378026 | Cylindrical flexible joint unit A cylindrical flexible joint unit for interconnecting a hot gas duct of circular cross-section to a further duct structure of circular cross-section. The flexible joint unit comprises an inlet annular flexible wall structure for connection to the hot gas ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5372390 | Coupling system for relatively thick-walled tubes A coupling system for maintaining an end of a tube in substantially sealed alignment within an aperture in a wall, in which the tube is held by a clamp member affixable to the wall adjacent the aperture. A tube end is provided which is formed by a first t... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5358284 | High temperature non-metallic expansion joint An expansion joint for connecting sections of a duct carrying high temperature gases includes upstream and downstream frame portions connected to the ducts, a peripheral fabric belt connecting the frame portions, and thermal insulation positioned between ... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5284367 | Flexible pipe joint A flexible pipe joint capable of joining connecting portions of connected objects such as pipes to each other while permitting the direction of joining between both to be varied as desired. First and second joint members (11,31) are formed with spherical ... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5273321 | Flexible connector with integral flexible extension controls A pre-assembled flexible connector for resiliently connecting spaced fluid conduits without making on-site adjustments in the flexible connector. The flexible connector is formed of a flexible body member having at each end an annualar support member in t... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5269570 | Flexible casing for well boreholes Tubulars for casing a well borehole which are drilled by high angle or horizontal drilling techniques. The tubulars contain an annularly disposed upset whose cross sectional shape is omega-like. This omega-like upset enables the tubulars to be set around ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5174613 | Kit for constructing an expansion joint for joining pipes A kit for constructing an expansion joint for pipes includes a flexible sleeve and at least one flange, the sleeve for being anchored to the flange by a reinforcement bead of the sleeve which reinforcement head includes an articulated chain of interconnec... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5147695 | Flexible expansion compensation sleeve for connecting sections of pipe A composite material includes an elastomer matrix forming a basic component of the material. There is included a cross-linking system of the elastomer matrix and at least one fiber reinforcement including fibers with a maximum length of about 30 mm. The f... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5080403 | Apparatus for connecting a branch duct to another duct Apparatus for readily connecting a round branch duct take off fitting of a forced air heating or air conditioning system to any size diameter round duct main with one size semi-flexible duct take off fitting. A hole is cut into the main round duct. The ta... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5033543 | Lining for plate heat exchanger This invention relates to a lining for lining inlet ports and outlet ports in a frame plate or a pressure plate for plate heat exchangers and comprising a cylindrical portion and two flanges which are connected to the cylindrical portion and which during ... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5011194 | Flexible pipe connecting device for high temperature fluid The present invention relates to a pipe fitting device which connects pipes that flow a high temperature fluid such as engine exhaust gas. The device includes a first cylindrical block, a second cylindrical block and a follower ring disposed between a rin... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4932687 | Flexible fluid transfer fitting with zero reactive force A fitting that is adapted for use between two adjacent frame members that are mechanically isolated from one another. The fitting has two flanged members one fixed to each frame member and a pressurized liquid coolant flow channel with a pair of bellows u... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4848803 | Fabric expansion joints for exhaust systems of gas turbines Fabric expansion joints suitable for use in the exhaust systems of gas turbines are of three types definable with reference to whether a frame is to be connected to a duct section which is externally insulated or one which is internally insulated. In join... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4846509 | Flexible joint means In a flexible joint having a through-bore for the flow of fluid and comprising a pair of annular rigid members relatively rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the flexible joint, an annular elastomeric bearing is interposed between the relatively rota... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4838581 | Joint structure for a tube support plate and a tube In a joint structure for a tube support plate and a tube, a ceramic tube is provided aligned with a retaining hole of a tube support plate cooled by cooling medium and a bellows is placed in or near the retaining hole. An end of the bellows is fixed direc... | 06/13/1989 |
