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Pipe joints or couplings March list of patents 03/08

20080073904 - Vacuum lock disconnect system and method of use: This invention is directed to a system and method which uses hydrostatic pressure to lock two plates together subsea. It also allows for remotely disconnecting the two plates. A common application of this invention is for the hydraulic junction plates.... Agent: Duane Morris LLP

20080073905 - Pipe coupling system: A tubular coupling system and method; the system and method in at least certain aspects, using a coupling member with an interior protective ring that has at least one inner energizing member which, upon compression, forces the body of the coupling member against an interior wall of the coupling thereby... Agent: Guy Mcclung

20080073903 - Coupling: The present invention concerns a coupling (1) including a first part (2) and a second part (3), where the first part (2) includes a housing (4) in which is arranged a displaceable locking ring (8) with locking means (9), where the locking ring (8) in a known way is arranged... Agent: James C. Wray

20080073906 - Dual fluid connector: A connector includes a rear body portion and a front body portion. The front side of the rear body portion, and the front body portion disposed therearound, are for fluidly coupling to first and second sources of pressurized fluids in a co-axial manner. The rear side of the rear body... Agent: Alcon

20080073907 - Self purging expansion joint: Self purging expansion joint can include first annular seal sleeve connecting bellows to first conduit and second annular seal sleeve connecting bellows to second conduit. Flow-restricting orifice(s) can allow a higher pressure external fluid to flow through the annular passage to purge the bellows and into the primary fluid flow... Agent: Kellogg Brown & Root LLC Attn: Christian Heausler

20080073908 - Hose coupling: A hose having a compressible wall which is adapted to be connected at one end thereof to a nozzle of a sprayer. The other end is attached to a stub pipe or stem extending from a tank of the sprayer which can contain a pressurized liquid which flows through the... Agent: Kenneth J. Lukacher South Winton Court

20080073909 - Z-shaped thread form for tubular connections: A thread form is shown which is used to make a threaded pipe connection capable of being screwed together and subsequently unscrewed. A pin is provided having external threads with stab flanks and load flanks and flat crests and roots for mating with the mating internal threads of a box... Agent: Charles D. Gunter, Jr. Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle & Sawyer, LLP

20080073910 - Adjustable fluid coupling assembly: A coupling assembly including a union member having a first receiving portion with internal threads and a second receiving portion with oppositely oriented internal threads, a first coupling member (e.g., a hose adapter) having external threads that are threadingly engaged to the internal threads of the union member, and a... Agent: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP Attn:IPDepartment Docket Clerk

20080073911 - Male coupling for connecting to female threaded coupling: A male coupling that is connectable to and separable from a female threaded coupling (e.g., a female threaded port) is provided. The female threaded coupling includes a sealing surface and a receiving portion sized to receive at least a portion of the male coupling, where the receiving portion has internal... Agent: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP Attn:IPDepartment Docket Clerk

20080067804 - Pipe joint: A pipe joint is equipped with a socket and a plug, which are attachable and detachable from each other, wherein a pressure fluid introduced from the plug flows toward the socket through second holes formed in a plug valve. In addition, the pressure fluid flows smoothly along outer circumferential surfaces... Agent: Paul A. Guss Paul A. Guss Attorney At Law

20080067806 - Lip coupling: A lip coupling for connecting together two pieces of pipe above a hole in the floor, the coupling having a semi-spherical upper portion connecting with a lower cylindrical portion, the semi-spherical upper portion having an outer diameter exceeding the outer diameter of the lower cylindrical portion, the lower portion of... Agent: William S. Dorman Suite 400

20080067808 - Threaded pipe joint coupling with wire lock device: A Polyvinyl Chloride Threaded Pipe Joint System With Coupler & Wire Locking device comprising two pipe joining components, two sealing rings, including a wire lock, the said wire lock is component being inserted into the groove which locks the coupling with the one end of the pipe joint, the said... Agent: Ramesh Babu Vishwanath, Vishwanath & Company Advocates & Attorneys For Patents & Trademarks

20080067805 - Fluid coupling: A pulsation absorber is provided in a fluid channel formed in a body of a fluid coupling. Fluid flows through the fluid channel in an assembled state. The pulsation absorber is arranged to deform in a same direction as the fluid to flow in the fluid channel pulsates. The pulsation... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080067807 - Aseptic coupling devices: An aseptic coupling device includes a first state in which fluid does not flow through the aseptic coupling device. In addition, the aseptic coupling device includes a second state in which fluid does flow through the aseptic coupling device. The aseptic coupling device can be moved from first, second, and... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080067809 - Press-fitting: A press-fitting, comprising a body (21) having an annular groove (213) on the rear end of its core portion, a jacket (22), a seal ring (23) and a plastic check ring (24) having a limit annular convex portion (242) that is fit to the annular groove (213), wherein said plastic... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20080067810 - Cementing swivel and retainer arm assembly and method: A cementing swivel includes an outer stationary member having a cement port, an inner rotating member with a bore therethrough, and a torque indicating member coupled to the outer stationary member and configured to provide a visual indication that a predetermined torque load has been reached.... Agent: Osha, Liang LLP / Smith

20080067811 - Fastener assembly and manufacturing method therefor: A connector includes an elongated hollow body and a nut threaded onto the body. The nut is secured in place by outward expansion of material from the threaded body into a chamfer of the nut.... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20080067812 - Method and apparatus for coupling a conduit to a fitting: A method for coupling a conduit to a fitting. The method includes providing a fitting having a body and a passageway extending through the fitting body, inserting at least a portion of the fitting body within at least a portion of a collar, and compressing at least a portion of... Agent: John S. Beulick Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080061549 - Tube fitting: A tube fitting for a tube end has a first coupling member and a second coupling member joined with the first coupling member. A tube gripping device is disposed between the first coupling member and the second coupling member such that assembly of said first coupling member with said second... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080061551 - Coupling nuts, coupling assembly including a coupling nut, and method of forming a coupling nut: Coupling structures for tubing are disclosed. Particularly, caps configured for receiving one or more tube segments therein, and securing the tube segments to a component having protrusions thereon including bores therethrough in a fluid-tight manner are disclosed. The caps may have bores longitudinally therethrough for receiving the tube segments, the... Agent: Trask Britt

20080061550 - Pipe fitting with compression of seal structure: A fitting to be secured on pipes can be used with a number of distinct pipe materials and types. The fitting includes a nut receiving a Belleville spring washer. As the nut is tightened on threads on an end fitting, it forces the Belleville spring washer away from a relaxed... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080061552 - Vari-stage coupling device: A Vari-Stage Coupling device is discussed in this disclosure that accomplishes the goal of coupling different styles of tubing in one device. Long runs of irrigation tubing from the source of the water to the eventually dispersion contain devices that join a larger piece of tubing to a smaller piece... Agent: Ken Dallara, Law Office Of Ken Dallara

20080061553 - Coupling with latch mechanism: A coupling apparatus having coupling body with a mechanical latch assembly. The mechanical latch assembly includes a modified latch plate. The latch plate defines a main portion having a top end and a bottom end and includes an annular aperture disposed between the top and bottom ends. A lever portion... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080061554 - Connector part: The present invention is concerned with a connector and in particular a connector capable of connecting both male to male and female to female parts. The present invention thus provides a connector part (30) including a body-portion (31) and at least one arm (40) that projects from an end of... Agent: David A. Guerra International Patent Group, LLC

20080061555 - Flared cone fitting: The present invention is an improved flared cone fitting of the type having a male portion and a female portion having a tube, an inverted conical annulus, a nut, and a joinder portion. It is improved by the joinder portion including a back-side annular face, which may define a void.... Agent: Jerry L. Mahurin The Gates Corporation

20080054626 - Fitting for fluid conduits: A fitting for a conduit is provided with first and second fitting components, a gripping member, and a live-loading mechanism. The first fitting component is adapted to receive a conduit along a central axis. The gripping member includes a gripping portion adapted to engage the conduit when the gripping member... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080054628 - Plastic shielding for insulation: An insulation shield for covering insulation disposed about a pipe includes an elongated body extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end. The elongated body includes a cylindrical tube wall extending along the longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end. The tube... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20080054625 - Rehabilitating pipe for repairing pipeline facilities and method for repairing pipeline facilities using rehabilitating pipe: A segment (1) is an integrally formed plastic unit comprising an inner-surface plate constituting an inner circumferential surface and lateral plates and end plates that are vertically arranged on a rim of the inner-surface plate. The segments are linked in a circumferential direction and in a pipe length direction to... Agent: Bruce L Adams Adams & Wilks

20080054627 - Quick disconnect coupling: A quick disconnect coupling including a first hub, a shaft fixedly connected to the first hub, the shaft being non-round in cross-section, and a second hub having a non-round recess extending therethrough, the non-round recess being sized to closely receive the shaft such that the second hub is capable of... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20080054629 - Tube end connector: (Solving Means) The tube end connector according to the present invention is provided with a band spring 4b which covers both outer surface of an end portion of a zeolite membrane covered ceramic tube 1 and outer surface of an end portion of a metal tube 5 in conditions of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080054630 - Connector: A connector is provided for selectively coupling one or more lines or wires (19′, 19″) to a receiving and/or transporting device (27). The connector comprises at least one line or wire receiving ferrule (7) having a plurality of line and/or wire receiving holes (17′-17″) each capable of receiving one of... Agent: Ge Healthcare Bio-sciences Corp. Patent Department

20080054631 - Self-positioning adapting system between aircraft and preconditioned-air supply hose: A system and method for connecting a traditional air chute to an air hose delivering preconditioned air to an aircraft includes an adapter system. The adapter system includes a flexible stage having an exterior surrounding a hollow interior configured to receive air from the air hose and deliver the air... Agent: Jack M. Cook Quarles & Brady, LLP

20080054632 - Connecting structure of connector: The invention is directed to a connection structure that can minimize the formation of cracks of a connector or leakage of liquid. In the structure, a female thread (34) formed on the inner peripheral surface of lock ring (28) in a male connector (22) engages a male thread (25) on... Agent: Tyco Healthcare - Edward S. Jarmolowicz

20080054633 - Scalloped wedge threads: A threaded connection between adjacent tubular members includes a pin member providing an external wedge thread and a box member providing an internal wedge thread, wherein the internal wedge thread corresponds with the external wedge thread. Further, the threaded connection includes at least one interruption along a helical thread length... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080054634 - Banded flexible pipe coupling: A coupling assembly is disclosed for joining pipe elements to one another end-to-end. First and second rings are attached to an end of each pipe element. Each ring has an outwardly facing surface with a groove which receives a sealing member. A band is positioned in overlying relation surrounding the... Agent: Synnestvedt & Lechner, LLP

20080054635 - High pressure fluid connector and seal: An improved tubular system for transporting a fluid at high temperature and high pressure is described wherein the improved tubular system includes a first rigid tubular segment having an axial bore including a male connector end fitting portion terminating at a proximal end thereof, the male connector end fitting portion... Agent: Dayco Products, LLC

20080054636 - Method and apparatus for coupling a removable fluid conduit to an existing fluid conduit: A clamp member for coupling a removable fluid conduit to a fluid conduit is disclosed. The removable fluid conduit may include a first interactive member for interaction with a second interactive member of the clamp member to couple the removable fluid component to the clamp member. The clamp member may... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080054637 - Split ring assembly to lock a cam pipe coupling: A split ring assembly for maintaining a releasable pipe coupling, of the type having a female portion having two pivoted opposite cam lever arms and a circumferentially grooved male portion, in an engaged position comprising: two generally semicircular ring portions hinged together on one side and provided with a latch... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.