Class 285/381.5 - Having intermediate member

Subclass of Class 285 - Pipe joints or couplings
Definition: Subject matter in which there is at least one additional
No. of patents: 22
Last issue date: 08/14/2007

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Number	Title	Issue Date
7256348	Step-down in-line butt connector A step-down in-line butt connector receives a pair of wires, one at either end, wherein the wires are each of a different gauge. A hollow tubular body member has a first end and a second end such that the inside diameter and the outside diameter of the first end is ...	08/14/2007
7063358	Flexible connectors and methods of manufacturing same A flexible connector comprises a length of corrugated tubing, a polymeric sleeve aligned with the distal end of the length of corrugated tubing, and a length of mesh tubing extending the entire length of corrugated tubing and over the polymeric sleeve. The distal en...	06/20/2006
6164702	Reinforced thermoplastic pipe couping A continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic pipe coupling is disclosed having improved resistance to applied stress when used with pipe lengths being joined together. The fiber reinforcement is aligned during placement in a particular manner and placed at...	12/26/2000
5988689	Heat-shrinkable electrofusion fittings and methods The present invention provides improved heat-shrinkable electrofusion fittings and methods. The fittings are basically comprised of an electrically heatable tubular plastic outer member which is shrinkable when heated to a transition temperature, an elect...	11/23/1999
5922003	Angled rotary tissue cutting instrument and method of fabricating the same The present invention is generally characterized in an angled rotary tissue cutting instrument including an outer blade assembly, having a rigid tubular member with proximal and distal portions connected by a bend, and an inner blade assembly rotatably di...	07/13/1999
5755465	Heat recoverable article and method for sealing splices A heat recoverable article for sealing splices having substrates of disparate size. The heat recoverable article includes a first heat shrinkable sleeve having an adhesive which extends over at least part of its interior surface and a second heat shrinkab...	05/26/1998
5662362	Swage coupling including disposable shape memory alloy actuator A threadless self-swaging coupling for joining or capping pipe. The coupling includes a coupling member and an actuating member of a heat shrinkable polymer material or a shape memory alloy material which undergoes a change in shape when heated from a mar...	09/02/1997
5482087	Method of environmentally protecting a pipeline A method of covering a joint between pipelines comprises installing a heat recoverable polymer sheet coated on its inner surface with a hot-melt adhesive comprising a mixture of 25 to 40 parts by weight of a polyethylene alkyl acrylate terpolymer containi...	01/09/1996
5470622	Enclosing a substrate with a heat-recoverable article A substrate (12,14) is enclosed with a heat recoverable backing with a layer of a thermosetting adhesive composition (20) comprising an amorphous thermoplastic resin and a thermosetting resin positioned between the heat recoverable article (10, 26) and th...	11/28/1995
4896904	Heat shrinkable device with adhesive barrier for connecting elongate objects A device for connecting a plurality of elongate objects, wherein a hollow, open-ended tube is provided which is at least partly dimensionally-recoverable, one or more bonding inserts formed from a solid, fusible, thermosetting adhesive located inside the ...	01/30/1990
4883925	Sealed solder connector assembly and method of use This invention relates to a sealed solder connector assembly and method of use operable to interconnect adjacent conduit wire members having exposed wire sections extended from insulated cover sections. The sealed solder connector assembly includes (1) a ...	11/28/1989
4798752	Curable sheet A curable sheet comprising first and second curing reactants arranged in discrete areas of the sheet, preferably by coextrusion, in patterns such as stripes and checks. The sheet cures upon fusion of the respective areas of the curing reactants....	01/17/1989
4732412	Coated recoverable articles A recoverable polymeric material is coated with discrete regions of a sealant, such as a mastic, and of a heat-activatable adhesive, such as a hot-melt adhesive. The coated material forms a sleeve which may be of tubular or wrap-around configuration. The ...	03/22/1988
4714277	Longitudinally divided sleeve of shrinkable material A longitudinally divided sleeve of shrinkable material has a lock closure along longitudinal edges. One of the longitudinal edges includes a closure element having a locking groove formed by two longitudinally extending leg portions, a second longitudinal...	12/22/1987
4693501	Refrigeration tubing joint A heat exchanger tube assembly having one end of a copper tube soldered to the end of an aluminum tube, and a method of minimizing galvanic corrosion at the soldered joint. The aluminum tube, having a roughened inner surface for enhanced heat transfer, fi...	09/15/1987
4685683	Flexible envelope seal and sealing method A seal between an object such as a cable, cable splice or branch-off, and a surface such as a recoverable sleeve by means of a flexible envelope containing a void-filling composition. The void-filling composition undergoes a change from a low viscosity on...	08/11/1987
4241119	Dimensionally heat-unstable products The invention relates to a shrinkable sleeve device easily assembled with a body to be protected thereby. It comprises a dimensionally heat unstable sheet-like portion to embrace the body with unique means for securing edge portions thereof together. The ...	12/23/1980
4221405	Conduit system with expansion coupling and combined spacer and sealing sleeve Insulated jacketed conduit units sealed in end to end relation by expansion couplings are insulated, sealed and spaced at the coupling zones with protective combined spacer and sleeve rings or washers which surround the coupled ends of the conduits, are b...	09/09/1980
4144404	Coaxial cable connector and method of making a coaxial cable connection The invention relates to a connector and method of connecting electrical conductors or other substrates. It is particularly suited to making connections between coaxial cables, even those having different diameters. The connector is a shell comprising a h...	03/13/1979
4070044	Polymer pipe connection and method to make it A pipe connection is provided which comprises two pipe ends, one inserted inside of the other, and one consisting essentially of crosslinked polymer material, whereas the other consists essentially of crosslinked or non-crosslinked polymer material, the c...	01/24/1978
4016356	Heat recoverable article A heat recoverable article for shielding junctions in cables or conduits comprising a corrugated sheath in part capable of radial deformation disposed within a member of heat-recoverable material part of the sheath having transverse corrugations that resi...	04/05/1977
3957382	Method of processing fusible inserts A fusible insert having protuberances on at least one surface is disposed between a heat recoverable sleeve and the substrate over which the sleeve is recovered. The protuberances provide for mechanical engagement between the liner and the sleeve or subst...	05/18/1976

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Class 285/381.5 - Having intermediate member