Pipes and tubular conduits inventions

20090277523 - Method of joining members together: A joining method for joining a second member to a first which is a tubular member having a plurality of hollow portions partitioned by a partition wall portion is provided. The first member 1 is inserted into an insertion hole 6 formed in the second member 5. A die segment... Agent: Watchstone P+d, PLLC

20090277524 - Ascending pipeline for conveying thick substances: A damping device (1), particularly for a dual mass flywheel, comprising a first component (2) and a second component and a friction device (4) arranged therebetween, wherein the second component has two distanced surfaces (5, 6) and the first component is arranged between the surfaces, also comprising a third component... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090277525 - Stretch hose: An elastically stretchable stretch hose (2) with a support spiral (4) acting as a tension spring and with a hose wall (6) connected with the support spiral (4) and consisting of a synthetic material, shall have a relatively low weight. Furthermore, it is desirable for various applications that the stretching... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20090277526 - Insulated double-walled exhaust system component and method of making the same: A double-walled exhaust system component having glass bubbles disposed between inner and outer pipes and method of making the same. The glass bubbles have a size distribution wherein, on a bulk volume basis, at least 90 percent of the glass bubbles have a size of less than 150 micrometers.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090272450 - Plug for fluid-transfer coupling device: In a fluid-transfer coupling device (5) that connects a plug (70) and a socket (10) to each other to communicate respective flow paths in the socket and the plug with each other, the plug includes, at least, an inner spacer (74) having an inner passage (78) formed to allow a... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20090272451 - Smartplug with wheel centralizer: The invention regards a device for movement within a pipeline which device comprises at least one centralizing means (20) comprising at least two centralizing elements (21) arranged around the circumference of a body (8) of the device. The centralizing elements (21) are arranged to move from a retracted position to... Agent: Gable & Gotwals

20090272452 - Systems and methods for locating and restoring service lines in pipeline rehabilitation: Embodiments of the present invention include a system for locating and restoring service lines during pipeline restoration. According to some embodiments of the present invention, the system includes a movable chart, a plug with a marking magnet, and an attachment part. In some embodiments of the present invention, the movable... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property

20090272453 - Transport pipe for thick materials: The invention relates to a transport tube for thick materials, in particular for concrete. The transport tube comprises substantially a pressure tube (16) from wear-resistant tube material, which is preferably hardened on the inside, and at least one coupling ring (18′, 18″) which is fixed with a material-to-material fit at... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090272454 - Multi-layered fuel tubing: The invention describes a flexible tubular article for transport of volatile hydrocarbons comprising: (a) an inner layer of a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU); (b) an intermediate polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) polymer or PVDF copolymer layer extruded in tubular form over the inner TPU layer, and (c) a TPU extruded in tubular form... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L. L. P. Attn Mnipdocket_saint Gobain Ceramics And Plastics

20090266435 - Grounding system for a heated hose: A sturdy electrical power circuit and grounding circuit for an electrically-heated hose is formed by electrically connecting a grounding wire extending along the length of the hose to a pair of fluid couplings fitted on opposite ends of the hose. The grounding wire is mechanically clamped against the inner wall... Agent: Lawrence J. Shurupoff

20090266436 - Methods for stabilizing flow in channels and systems thereof: A method and system for stabilizing flow includes introducing a flow into a channel with a minimum cross-sectional dimension of less than three millimeters and triggering a release of one or more bubbles in the flow at one or more locations in the channel. The one or more locations are... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20090266437 - Coated pipes for conveying oil: The present invention relates to an oil pipe having a lining imparting substantially reduced adhesion of asphaltenes, paraffin wax, and inorganic scale, so as to reduce plugging of said oil pipe, and impermeability to salt water so as to protect the oil pipe from corrosion.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090260701 - Pulsation attenuator for a fluidic system: A pulsation attenuator for a fluidic system with a fluidic pump. The pulsation attenuator includes a fluidic channel, a first fluidic device adapted to attenuate pulsations, and a second fluidic device adapted to attenuate pulsations. Preferably, the first fluidic device includes a first fluidic resistor and a first fluidic capacitor,... Agent: Schox PLC

20090260702 - Method for fabricating solid body having superhydrophobic surface structure and superhydrophobic tube using the same method: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a solid body having a superhydrophobic surface structure formed by using a surface treatment of a metal body, a replication process, and a polymer sticking phenomenon to increase efficiency of fluid transfer and prevent foreign materials from being accumulated in the... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20090260703 - Resin pipe with mouthpiece and method of manufacturing the same: Disclosed is a resin pipe with a mouthpiece comprising: a mouthpiece; and a resin pipe of which one end is joined to the mouthpiece, wherein the one end is disposed in the mouthpiece, and an outer peripheral surface of the one end is joined to an inner peripheral surface of... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090260704 - Animal resistant tubing system: There is disclosed an animal-resistant irrigation tubing system. The animal-resistant irrigation tubing system may include a flexible tube disposed within a coil shield. The coil shield may have an inside diameter larger than an outside diameter of the flexible tube. The coil shield may be free to move radially, axially... Agent: SocalIPLaw Group LLP

20090260705 - Concrete pump discharge hose safety device: A concrete hose safety device has two stiff elongated hemi-cylindrical sections which may be half tubes or less than half, the sections having internal diameters roughly equal to the external diameter of a concrete hose. A plurality of hinge straps secure the sections in parallel and allowing them to open... Agent: Leslie E Ainsworth

20090260706 - Pipeline for conducting air for air conditioning in aircrafts: The invention relates to a pipeline 1, 34 for conducting air, in particular in a temperature range between −55° C. and +85° C. and at a differential pressure load of at most ±500 hPa relative to cabin pressure, for air conditioning in aircrafts. According to the invention, the pipeline 1,... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP