Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
285369000 | Sleeve | 32 |
20080309082 | Clamp-Connection Hose For a Fluid Feed Circuit in a Motorvehicle - Clamp-connection hose ( | 12-18-2008 |
20100019493 | COUPLING, AND SOCKET AND PLUG FOR USE IN THE COUPLING - A coupling according to the present invention has a socket ( | 01-28-2010 |
20120098259 | GASKET FOR PIPING - The present invention includes a gasket with a chamfered opening for facilitating insertion of an object within the gasket. The chamfered opening is comprised of a radially symmetric sloping surface that radially extends from a distal edge and uniformly converges inwardly at an angle into a cavity of the gasket toward a central longitudinal axis of the gasket, forming a chamfered edge. | 04-26-2012 |
20120169046 | PIPE COUPLING ASSEMBLY - A pipe coupling assembly for connecting an end of a first pipe to an end of a second pipe, the pipe coupling assembly including a sleeve having a flange disposed at each of opposing first and second ends thereof, each flange defining a flange opening including a seal seat. The seal seat being angularly disposed relative to an axis of the sleeve. The assembly further including, a pair of annular seals, and a pair of compression rings each having a compression lip positionable in one of the flange openings for engaging one of the seals, the compression lip including a substantially flat surface disposed at an angle relative to an axis of the central bore, and a fastener for attaching the compression rings to the flange at each of the first and second ends of the sleeve. | 07-05-2012 |
20120248767 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PIPE COUPLINGS - A coupling arrangement that includes a gasket seal ( | 10-04-2012 |
20130175797 | SYNTHETIC RESIN PIPE WITH JOINT AND CONNECTION STRUCTURE THEREOF - Provided is a helical corrugated synthetic resin pipe with a joint which has a simple structure with a small number of parts, achieves sufficient waterproof property and pressure resistance as well as excellent sealing properties with no need for any strong material or highly accurate production, realizes reduction in weight and reduction in cost, and is easily handled with facilitated connection operation on site. The synthetic resin pipe being characterized in that a socket portion cylindrically extended from a connected-side end portion of the helical corrugated synthetic resin pipe is provided by foaming a foamable resin and an FRP layer obtained by impregnating a synthetic resin layer with reinforcing fibers is laminated at least on an outer circumferential surface of the socket portion. | 07-11-2013 |
20130334813 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING TWO FLEXIBLE CONTAINERS - A system and method for connecting two flexible containers is provided, in particular for the environmentally sealed connecting of two open ends of tubular films. The method has at least the following method steps of: everting a first open end of a first flexible container over a first ring; everting a second open end of a second flexible container over a second ring, subsequently inserting the first ring through the second ring into the inside of the second flexible container; subsequently aligning, in a parallel and coaxial relationship, the rings in relation to one another; and abutting the rings with the ends clamped in between them. | 12-19-2013 |
20140103646 | Composite Coiled Tubing Connectors - The invention includes a connector for coupling to a composite pipe, and methods for forming the same. The connector has a seal carrier forming a fluid passage that is made of a first material and that includes a seal receiving portion configured to receive at least one seal and a first coupling surface on an outer seal carrier surface. The connector also has an interconnect with a passage configured to receive the seal carrier that is made of a second material and includes a second coupling surface on an inner interconnect surface configured for coupling with the first coupling surface to connect the seal carrier and the interconnect and a third coupling surface on an outer interconnect surface. | 04-17-2014 |
20140217726 | PIPE COUPLING ASSEMBLY - A coupler assembly ( | 08-07-2014 |
20150115604 | Systems and Methods of Coupling Pipes - Disclosed are systems and methods of coupling plain end pipes. One system includes a coupling sleeve having opposing upper and lower ends and a plurality of axially extending slots defined in each end, wherein the upper end is configured to receive an end of a first pipe and the lower end is configured to receive an end of a second pipe, an upper sliding ring disposed about the coupling sleeve and axially movable in a first direction to force the upper end into gripping engagement with an outer surface of the first pipe, and a lower sliding ring disposed about the coupling sleeve and axially movable in a second direction to force the lower end into gripping engagement with an outer surface of the second pipe. | 04-30-2015 |
20150330544 | DUCT COUPLER FOR POST-TENSIONED CONCRETE MEMBER - An embodiment is directed to a duct coupler for joining two segments of conduit. The duct coupler includes a coupler body. The coupler body is generally tubular and has an inner diameter generally corresponding to the outer diameter of a section of conduit measured at an annular locking rib positioned on the section of conduit. The duct coupler further includes one or more protrusions formed on the interior surface of the coupler body. Each protrusion is generally wedge shaped. The one or more protrusions are positioned to engage with at least one annular locking rib to retain the section of conduit within the coupler body. The duct coupler further includes a body gasket. The body gasket is generally tubular and positioned on the interior surface of the coupler body. The body gasket is positioned to form a seal between the inner wall of the coupler body and the outer wall of the section of conduit. | 11-19-2015 |
20150345676 | Pipe Fitting - A pipe fitting for the location of at least one pipeline therewith, said fitting includes a body ( | 12-03-2015 |
20150354737 | COUPLING USING SEALANT FOR SEALING SECURED COMPONENTS - A fitting for sealingly and fixedly coupling to a component that includes a body having a first insertion end that defines a first end face and a cavity. The cavity has an interior surface. A first seal is adapted to engage a first component when the first component is inserted through the insertion end and into the cavity. The seal extends into the cavity from the interior surface of the cavity. A band of sealant is located about a perimeter of the cavity. The band of sealant is adapted to seal the interior surface and the first component. The body is crimped around the first component to secure the fitting to the first component and seal the interior surface to the first component. | 12-10-2015 |
20160032550 | Passive Grout Seal - A passive annular grout seal assembly is disclosed for sealing an annular opening between a driven pile and a skirt pile sleeve for an offshore platform. The annular seals are located at the bottom of the pile sleeves near sea floor and automatically activated when piles are inserted and driven through the pile sleeves without any active operational procedure during offshore piling. The seal configuration fully utilizes the seal height, the grout column height and the density difference between grout and sea water to produce enhanced sealing capacity against the column of grout above. | 02-04-2016 |
20160061365 | SEALING ARRANGEMENT - An embodiment of the invention may include a sealing apparatus. The sealing apparatus may include a first component having a body, where the body has an outer surface and a first arm protruding from the outer surface. The first arm includes an inner surface facing the outer surface of the body. The sealing apparatus may include a second component engaged by the first arm of the first component. The second component may have a first portion arranged inside a space between the inner surface of the first arm and the outer surface of the body and a second portion arranged outside of the space and adjacent to an outer surface of the first arm. | 03-03-2016 |
20160116090 | Pipe Coupling Apparatus - A pipe coupling apparatus adapted to allow for the connection of older, common sewer or drain pipe made of concrete, clay or the like to that of the newer style polymers such as ABS, CPCV, PVC and the like. It accomplishes this through a novel connection method that eliminates having to cut off the bell end of the older sewer or drain pipe and provides for a method of stabilizing the alignment of the two connected pipes. The apparatus incorporates a pipe coupling and a flexible polymer sleeve, and depending on the dimensions of the pipes involved, may require an optional seal ring. The assembly time is greatly reduced over the prior art methodologies and the coupled pipes are less likely to leak. | 04-28-2016 |
285370000 | Internal | 9 |
20100025991 | PACKING MEANS FOR SEALING AND CONNECTOR FOR A PIPE WITH THE SAME - Provided is a packing means for sealing including a base ring member; an upper ring member; and a lower ring member, wherein the base ring member has a projection line at the inner surface thereof so as to be not slide on an outer surface of the pipe but fixed thereon when the base ring member is closely contacted with the upper and lower ring member at the same time when being rotated by external force, and also has a rib line which is formed to traverse the projection line so that a depth that the projection line is struck into the outer surface of the pipe is restricted, and the projection line is formed into a spiral or oblique-toothed structure so as to be struck in a desired depth into the outer surface of the pipe toward the lower ring member corresponding to the upper ring member. | 02-04-2010 |
20100181765 | SEALING JOINT FOR CONNECTING ADJOINING DUCT PIECES IN AN ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM - An engine exhaust system comprises duct pieces and a thermally expandable sealing joint for interconnecting their adjoining ends. The sealing joint comprises a tubular body including includes a first axial end portion, a second axial end portion, and a bridge portion extending therebetween. The first end portion is at least partially positioned within a female recess of the first duct piece and the second end portion is at least partially positioned with a female recess of the second duct piece. The bridge portion can extend across a gap and/or it can be positioned partially within female recesses. Upon thermal activation, the sealing joint radially expands permanently to engage the inner radial surfaces of the duct pieces. | 07-22-2010 |
20110037259 | CONNECTOR FOR GAS OR LIQUID LINES AND USE THEREOF - A connector for gas or liquid lines has a core piece with a core and a sleeve piece with a sleeve. A pressure space surrounds the core and the sleeve when the two are connected to one another. The pressure space is set at an overpressure with respect to a line space of the connector. The connector is useful, for example, in connecting a diffusion tube of a low-pressure diffusion furnace to a gas outlet lance. | 02-17-2011 |
20150345675 | Elastic Seal Element for a Fluid Passage - An elastic seal element seals a fluid passage between a first component and a second component from the surroundings, the fluid passage passing through the seal element. The seal element has a first bead, which provides a sealing line to sealingly contact the first component around the fluid passage. The seal element further has a second bead, which provides a second sealing line to sealingly contact the second component around the fluid passage. The seal element has a tubular shape, a tubular casing extending between the first bead at the first end of the seal element and the second bead at the second end of the seal element, wherein the tubular casing allows a transversal offset of the second bead relative to the first bead to seal the fluid passage by the seal element even when the second component is offset transversely relative to the first component. | 12-03-2015 |
20150377393 | HYDRAULIC CONNECTING BUSH, HYDRAULIC CONNECTION, AND HYDRAULIC PLUG - A hydraulic connecting bush for correcting hydraulic lines for hydraulic circuit-breaker drives, having a hollow cylindrical main body with at least two annular grooves, extending circumferentially on the main body outer cylindrical surface and having sealing rings inserted therein, the main body being made of a material having a first elasticity modulus. The bush may be configured for overlapping insertion in hydraulic lines to be connected, in contact with each other at end faces, the hydraulic lines being made of a material having a second elasticity modulus, a gap forming between, the main body and the hydraulic lines, such that if the first elasticity modulus is less than the second elasticity modulus, and an internal pressure is applied, the main body expands more than the hydraulic lines and closes the gap in the region of the sealing rings. | 12-31-2015 |
285371000 | With external | 4 |
20100219632 | CONNECTING AND ATTACHMENT COMPONENT FOR A CORRUGATED HOSE - A connecting and attachment component for a corrugated hose, having a sleeve-like basic body ( | 09-02-2010 |
20110148106 | PIPE COUPLING - The present invention relates to a pipe coupling for a central vacuum cleaning pipeline adapted to be connected with at least one pipe to form a central vacuum cleaning pipe line. The present invention also relates to a manufacturing method for the pipe coupling. The pipe coupling comprises at least a first and a second opening defined by an envelope wall, the envelope wall comprises an inner and an outer surface, wherein at least said first opening is arranged to receive a pipe introduced into said first opening along a first insertion and retraction direction, so that the pipe coupling overlap the pipe with a part of the inner surface of the pipe coupling at an attachment section. The attachment section comprises in turn an annular seal member arranged in the attachment section to effectively seal between the inner surface of the pipe coupling and the outer surface of said pipe. The attachment section further comprises an annular recess which defines a stop surface. The annular recess is configured to form a smooth transition between the pipe and the pipe coupling to reduce noise pollution. | 06-23-2011 |
20120200082 | SOFT PIPE CONNECTING DEVICE - A soft pipe connecting device, comprising: a cylindrical joint, a fixed sleeve inside the joint for supporting the joint, and an outer ring sheathed outside the soft pipe and tightly pressing the soft pipe against the outer wall surface of the joint. The outside wall surface of the cylindrical joint is provided in sequence with a limit baffle, a groove and plurality of pawls whose tooth-tips are oriented towards the groove. The outer ring is made of expandable material. The inside wall surface of the outer ring is provided with a projection on the position corresponding to that of the groove of the joint, and plurality of reverse pawls whose positions correspond to those of the pawls of the joint. The groove may be provided therein with a sealing ring. The sealing effect is very good and can effectively prevent the leakage of gas or liquid. | 08-09-2012 |
20160116089 | DRYER DOCKING STATION - A dryer docking apparatus having a frame adapted to be positioned against the wall behind a clothes dryer. A vent port carrier is adjustably secured to the frame in both the vertical and horizontal positions so that the vent port is aligned with the air outlet from the clothes dryer. A conventional vent pipe is connected to the vent port carrier to exhaust the air outlet from the clothes dryer. | 04-28-2016 |
285372000 | Dependent | 7 |
285373000 | Longitudinally divided | 7 |
20080211229 | Angle key pipe coupling - Two pipes ends with circumferential grooves are held rigid by a housing-type coupling with angled keys relative the central transverse plane of the coupling. Upon installation of the coupling, the angled keys engage both the inner groove wall nearest the pipe end and the outer groove wall farthest from the pipe end to hold the pipes rigidly without longitudinal, angular and rotational movement. The coupling advantageously installs in a position with both coupling halves' central transverse planes aligned with no, or very little, rotation, thereby preventing twisting of the internal gasket, which effects the gasket seal. | 09-04-2008 |
20100072749 | CLAMP COLLAR - A clamp assembly for clamping together two support members of, for example, a roll bar or roll cage assembly, a method for assembling a roll bar or roll cage assembly using such a clamp assembly, and a clamp device that is part of the clamp assembly. | 03-25-2010 |
20100117360 | Conduit Joining Apparatus - Apparatus for joining a first conduit to a second conduit comprising a first coupler for attachment to an end of the first conduit, a second coupler for attachment to an end of the second conduit and for engagement to the first coupler, and a snap-fit fastener for fastening the first coupler to the second coupler. The snap-fit fastener is arranged in at least two portions to fit around the periphery of the first and second couplers when the first and second couplers are engaged. The apparatus enables relative movement between the first coupler and the second coupler. | 05-13-2010 |
20120217743 | PIPE COUPLING ASSEMBLY WITH SLEEVE LOCKING TABS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A pipe coupling assembly includes a pair of casing members each having a first end including a first continuous exterior surface edge defined by a first radius, and a second end including a second continuous exterior surface edge defined by a second radius. The first radius is smaller than the second radius so that a tapering, continuous, exterior surface extends therebetween. A gasket is to be positioned adjacent first and second pipe sections, and within the pair of casing members. A sleeve has a tapering interior surface to be positioned over the tapering, continuous, exterior surfaces of the pair of casing members. The second end of at least one of the pair of casing members includes a sleeve locking tab extending outwards from the second continuous, exterior surface edge so that the sleeve is lockable in position surrounding the pair of casing members by engagement with the sleeve locking tab. | 08-30-2012 |
20140001754 | Connecting Device of Large-Diameter Compressed Air Conveying Pipe | 01-02-2014 |
20140132000 | TUBULAR ELEMENTS COUPLING - Provided is a coupler including two or more shell segments, each pivotally coupled at a pivot end to a rigid link, and being securable to one another at a locking end thereof by a locking mechanism, each shell segment is configured with a complimentary tubular element seat and at least a pair of substantially parallel radial tubular element engagement formations, and an annular gasket seat, where the two or more shell segments are pivotable between a closed position in which they complete a substantially closed shape, and an open position where at least one of the two or more shell segments is pivotally displaced with respect to the link and apart from one another. | 05-15-2014 |
20140306449 | CLAMPING DEVICE FOR COUPLING SMOOTH TUBES TOGETHER IN LEAKTIGHT MANNER - The device comprises a sealing ring ( | 10-16-2014 |