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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8066499 | Dual gland air inversion and steam cure of cured in place liners Installation of a flexible cured in place liner by inverting the liner with air and curing the liner with steam introduced through a perforated lay flat hose without deflating the liner between the inversion and cure. The installation is performed with an apparatus ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7988437 | Method and apparatus for installing flexible linings in underground pipes A method and apparatus for installing a flexible lining tube in an underground pipe by eversion. A pressure vessel is equipped with a gasket that has an arcuate slot for receiving the lining tube in a manner that provides an effective seal without creating undue fri... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7402030 | Apparatus for everting a lining material An apparatus is provided for everting a tubular pipe lining material for rehabilitating an existing pipe. The apparatus has a sealed storage container storing a rotary body around which the pipe lining material is wound in a roll. An electric motor undergoes rotatio... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7367362 | System and method for pipe repair A system and method of repairing a pipe including securing a reinforcing material, such as a dry fiber structure (e.g., a carbon fibers) to the surface of the pipe. A polymeric material is placed on top of the reinforcing material, self-penetrating the dry fiber str... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360559 | Steam cure of cured in place liner A process for lining an existing pipeline or conduit with a flexible resin impregnated cured in place liner by pulling in the liner and inflating an eversion bladder with air and curing the liner with flow-through steam without loss of pressure is provided. The blad... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347067 | Mold for an I.S. machine A mold is disclosed which has a vertical front face having a glass object surface defined therein and a stepped vertical rear surface. The upper portion of the rear surface projects outwardly from the lower portion of the rear surface. The lower rear surface include... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7325580 | Safety system for constraining crossbeams in a belt splicer In a belt splicer, having crossbeams straddling over and under the splice area, and having tie-bolts holding the ends of the crossbeams together, the safety system comprises link-spacers which link the crossbeams together. The link-spacers are profiled complementari... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325576 | Inflatable suction hose A flexible suction hose has supporting ribs that may be inflated to hold the hose open against suction for use and deflated to allow the suction hose to be folded or collapsed for storage and transportation. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7302779 | Method and apparatus for masonry chimney flue repair An apparatus for repairing cracks, crevices, joints, and other discontinuities in a chimney flue liner, comprises a flexible, resilient applicator having a liquid impervious rubberized coating. An electrical vibrator is installed within the applicator, for tamping t... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7191801 | Apparatus and method for installation of pipe liner An apparatus and method for lining sewer pipes that utilize an adjustable form configured to conform to the shape and dimensions of the interior of a man-entry sized pipe line. The adjustable form can be used to position a sheet of liner material immediately adjacen... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7175437 | Dental bridge holder alignment mechanism A positioning aid, formed T-shaped, is adhesively attached to portions of a broken denture plate prior to placement of the dental plate portions into a dental impression tray whereby the positioning aids extend into and are embedded into the impression material in t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7150580 | Tapered manhole sealing band and method for use The invention relates to a device and method for sealing a manhole structure. An elastomeric band with at least two different peripheries is sealingly engaged to at least two corresponding peripheries of the manhole structure. Adhesives and supplemental retaining ba... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7137799 | Vessel and system for curing a repair to a component made from composite materials The present invention provides a pressure vessel for exerting pressure on a repair to a component made of composite materials to cure the repair in the field. The pressure vessel includes a body having a chamber for receiving the repair to the component; a portal op... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7125507 | Tri-cup windshield repair tool In windshield crack repair it is necessary to move a repair tool alongside a crack and manipulate a resin injection head to remain in close proximity to the crack at all times. A three cupped tool is disclosed which exhibits here before unavailable lateral and longi... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7115178 | Method of making plastic rocks A method and apparatus for converting expended thermo-plastic material, specifically empty plastic bottles, into artificial rocks, by placing the empty thermoplastic bottle in the apparatus between two sliding carriages, on each of which a rock has been mounted; and... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7070406 | Apparatus for embossing a flexible substrate with a pattern carried by an optically transparent compliant media An apparatus for embossing a flexible substrate with an optically transparent compliant media is disclosed. The complaint media includes an optically transparent imprint stamp with an imprint pattern therein. The flexible substrate is coated with a photopolymer mate... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7052567 | Inflatable heating device for in-situ repair of conduit and method for repairing conduit The apparatus of the present invention is generally characterized by a heating/inflation module having pressurizable interior and an attached heat curable pre-preg. In particular, an elastomeric, seamless composite is provided that includes a heating element dispose... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7029254 | Apparatus and method for repairing a damaged portion in a tubular member made of refractory material There are provided a shaft adapted for introduction into a tubular member made of refractory material and an expander provided on a leading edge of the shaft. The expander has both ends provided with a repairing material container and a seat plate. With the repairin... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025580 | Method and apparatus for lining a conduit Method and apparatus for installing a liner material into a host conduit such as, e.g., a sewer pipe, hydrocarbon pipeline, gas line, water line, industrial chemical pipe, or a saltwater line. The liner material may include a compression liner and/or a preliner that... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014444 | Integral key fob A fully integrated key fob wherein its base portion and extending tab are injection molded together, to form an integral structure. The extending tab has an aperture also molded therethrough, and into which and through the key ring may be inserted, for retention of ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6969427 | Apparatus for applying multi-component liquid liner compositions to the inner surfaces of conduits and methods of applying same The invention is directed to an apparatus, or system, for applying a multi-component liquid liner composition to an inner surface of a conduit. The system comprises a first reservoir having a first liquid liner component; a second reservoir having a second liquid li... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6960313 | Method and apparatus for installing a flexible tubular liner A method and an apparatus for use in installing a liner in a conduit as part of a repair procedure, the apparatus including a sealing inlet port (106) for passage of the tubular liner (72) into an enclosed container (52) where an increased press... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6916392 | Producing and servicing insulating glass units The invention provides methods of producing and servicing insulating glass units. Methods are provided for reducing the pressure differential on an IG unit, for changing the interior pressure within an IG unit, and for changing the gaseous interior composition withi... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910374 | Borehole conductivity profiler A method of using an everting borehole liner to perform fluid conductivity measurements in materials surrounding a pipe, tube, or conduit, such as a borehole below the surface of the Earth. A flexible liner is everted (turned inside out) into the borehole with an in... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6790021 | Apparatus for refurbishing thermoplastic drum An apparatus for repairing or refurbishing thermoplastic drums. A damaged drum, or at least a damaged portion thereof, is heated until it reaches a softened state and is then drawn over a template, or mold, having the substantially the same shape and size of an unda... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6758499 | System and method for repairing a conduit A system and method for making a repair to a damaged section of a conduit includes a pair of couplers, which securely mate, with undamaged sections of the conduit, which straddle the damaged section of the conduit; and a bridging duct, which replaces the damaged sec... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6685857 | Method of refurbishing thermoplastic drums A method and apparatus for repairing or refurbishing thermoplastic drums, by which a damaged drum, or at least a damaged portion thereof, is heated until it reaches a softened state and is then drawn over a template, or mold, having the substantially the ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6685784 | Glass break repair kit apparatus and method A kit for repairing a windshield break utilizing a light activated resin includes a light impervious pedestal and resin chamber with the pedestal being placed in airtight engagement about a windshield break. The kit also includes a syringe which is coupla... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6561247 | Method and apparatus for repairing a discrete damaged portion of an article surface A method for repairing a discrete damaged portion of an article surface, for example of a laminated composite material, includes applying an uncured repair material at the damaged portion and then subjecting the repair material and the discrete damaged po... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6500366 | Multi-injection head for windshield chip and crack repair Despite the disadvantage of reflexing a windshield, and consuming a multiple of the time taken with a single viscosity resin repair; it is generally accepted that most windshield repairs should utilize multiple viscosity resins. The multiple injection hea... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6423258 | Machine and method for providing folded pipe liners A machine and method for providing a folded liner for insertion into a pipe, comprises an upper section and a lower section. A flattened heated thermoplastic liner is fed downwardly through the upper section to the lower section, where it is redirected an... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6401759 | Liner bag for manhole and method of lining a manhole A liner bag for a manhole can have an improved durability after hardening with a fluid pressure barrier film left on the inner wall of a lined manhole, and a method of lining a manhole using the liner bag is capable of realizing a reduction in the number ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6390795 | Apparatus for everting a tube An apparatus for use in installing a liner in a conduit as part of a repair procedure, including a sealing inlet port for passage of the tubular liner into an enclosed zone where an increased pressure is maintained to move the tubular liner into the condu... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6338619 | Fixture for window repair There is disclosed a glass repair fixture including a mount, a leg, and a chamber, such that the leg is rotatable around the mount that decreases set up time and manufacturing cost, and improves a resulting glass repair.... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6244846 | Pressure containment device for everting a flexible liner A pressure containment device enables the installation of an everting liner without requiring a shipping container that can be pressurized. A pressure housing provides an inlet for receiving the liner and an outlet for installing the liner into the boreho... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6190150 | Windshield repair injector A windshield repair injector, to repair star, bulls-eye and elongated cracks in a laminated windshield. The device has a stepped threaded section for easy removal and installation. When the injector is placed against a glass surface, upward motion of a pi... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6149749 | Repair of composite laminates A patch of fibre reinforced plastics composite material, a repair kit including such a patch and a method of using such a patch and repair kit are provided. The patch (1) is for attachment to a surface (17) of a fibre reinforced plastics composite structu... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6095784 | Repair device for damaged shafts or journals The present invention includes an apparatus and method for in situ repair of damaged bearing surfaces of shafts or journals. The apparatus consists of a bracket assembly supporting a forming material axially aligned with and sized to the damaged shaft or ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6065950 | System for manufacturing molded articles and engineering mold cavities A system for manufacturing molded articles and simultaneous engineering of mold cavities, comprising a casting device, a machining device and interchangeable cassettes. The casting device comprises a casting mold having two mold halves, each having casset... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6036464 | Heat blanket buffer assembly An apparatus and method is disclosed using a blanket (50) which is an assembly of at least one graphite fiber element of high thermal conductivity and at least one metal sheet element such as a copper sheet element to repair an aircraft structure (10) mad... | 03/14/2000 |
