32 patents
Utility
Pipe liner end termination
16 Jan 24
An end termination assembly for a pipe liner includes a liner fitting and a clamping collar.
Mark Hairston, Rick Baxter
Filed: 28 Sep 20
Utility
Methods, systems, and apparatus for use in main pipes connected to branch conduit
28 Nov 23
A pipe rehabilitation system and/or robot can be used inside a pipe to measure characteristics of branch conduits, install plugs into branch conduits before the pipe is lined with a liner, remove portions of plugs and liners after lining to restore fluid communication between the pipe and branch conduits, and/or install fittings into the branch conduits to connect the liner to the branch conduits.
Rick Baxter, Robert Kodadek, Hermann Herrlich, Steven McKeefrey, John Webster
Filed: 13 Jul 22
Utility
System and method for installing pipe liners
14 Nov 23
A method and apparatus for moving pipe rehabilitation objects, such as a pipe liner through a host pipeline.
Alejandro Gutierrez Katze
Filed: 18 Jun 21
Utility
Fitting for connecting a main pipe liner to a branch conduit
3 Oct 23
A fitting for connecting a branch conduit to a liner installed in a main pipe is configured to mechanically connect to the branch conduit as it is inserted into the branch conduit from inside the main pipe.
George Bontus, Rick Baxter, Benjamin Lagosz-Sinclair, George Lohr, David Antanavige, Dennis Semet, Steven McKeefrey
Filed: 30 Oct 19
Utility
Connections of lined pipe
15 Aug 23
A welded connection kit for joining first and second lined pipes together includes a coupling sleeve to connect the first and second pipes together.
Brennan Scott Metcalf, Ted Compton
Filed: 29 Oct 20
Utility
Bit for removing a plug from a branch conduit
15 Aug 23
In one aspect, a bit for removing a plug from a branch conduit extending from a main pipe has a boring head at a distal end portion of a shaft configured to bore a pilot hole in the plug.
Rick Baxter, Steven McKeefrey, Hermann Herrlich, Kole Kottmeier
Filed: 15 Oct 21
Utility
High strength, stretchable liner, for pipe
25 Jul 23
A liner tube for lining a pipe and pipe lining method.
Charles Free, Yevgeny Zaltsman, Abu Abraham
Filed: 26 Oct 20
Utility
Method and apparatus for installing end seals
16 May 23
An end seal placement tool for placing an end seal in a host pipe within a manhole includes a pole with opposite proximal and distal ends.
Bradley Schwerdt, Sr.
Filed: 8 Apr 20
Utility
VOC mitigation in cured in place pipe installation
14 Feb 23
A method for removing VOCs from exhaust gases of a CIPP curing process, the method including the steps of: (a) positioning an exhaust conduit to capture the exhaust gases; (b) elevating the temperature of at least a portion of the exhaust gases and passing the exhaust gases over a catalyst containing substrate to form a devolitized gas stream; and (c) directing the devolitized gas stream to an exhaust stack.
Jason Michael Howell, John Matthews, Elizabeth Matthews
Filed: 16 Apr 21
Utility
Filtering Byproducts of Cipp Installation
5 Jan 23
A system and method for capturing volatile organic components from a liner curing process for pipes.
Dennis Pivin, Kurt Schlake, Michael Shrum
Filed: 1 Jul 22
Utility
Methods, Systems, and Apparatus for Use In Main Pipes Connected to Branch Conduit
15 Dec 22
A pipe rehabilitation system and/or robot can be used inside a pipe to measure characteristics of branch conduits, install plugs into branch conduits before the pipe is lined with a liner, remove portions of plugs and liners after lining to restore fluid communication between the pipe and branch conduits, and/or install fittings into the branch conduits to connect the liner to the branch conduits.
Rick Baxter, Robert Kodadek, Hermann Herrlich, Steven McKeefrey, John Webster
Filed: 13 Jul 22
Utility
Mobile System for Pipe Rehabilitation
11 Aug 22
In a mobile system for pipe rehabilitation, a tractor moves a motorized electrical cutter inside a pipe.
Arnaud DeKyspotter, Dominique Botrel, James O'Brien, Guy Gordon
Filed: 10 Feb 22
Utility
Methods, systems, and apparatus for use in main pipes connected to branch conduit
19 Jul 22
A pipe rehabilitation system and/or robot can be used inside a pipe to measure characteristics of branch conduits, install plugs into branch conduits before the pipe is lined with a liner, remove portions of plugs and liners after lining to restore fluid communication between the pipe and branch conduits, and/or install fittings into the branch conduits to connect the liner to the branch conduits.
Rick Baxter, Robert Kodadek, Hermann Herrlich, Steven McKeefrey, John Webster
Filed: 27 Nov 19
Utility
Pipe liner and method of making and installing the same
12 Jul 22
An eversion liner for lining a pipe includes an impermeable outer portion, inner and outer strength portions inside the impermeable outer portion, and a middle portion including at least one felt layer radially between the inner and outer strength portions.
Charles Free, Abu Abraham, Yevgeny Eugene Zaltsman
Filed: 1 Jul 20
Utility
Connections of Lined Pipe
5 May 22
A welded connection kit for joining first and second lined pipes together includes a coupling sleeve to connect the first and second pipes together.
Brennan Scott Metcalf, Ted Compton
Filed: 29 Oct 20
Utility
Bit for Removing a Plug From a Branch Conduit
21 Apr 22
In one aspect, a bit for removing a plug from a branch conduit extending from a main pipe has a boring head at a distal end portion of a shaft configured to bore a pilot hole in the plug.
Rick Baxter, Steven McKeefry, Herman Herrlich, Kole Kottmeier
Filed: 15 Oct 21
Utility
Pipe Liner End Termination
31 Mar 22
An end termination assembly for a pipe liner includes a liner fitting and a clamping collar.
Mark Hairston, Rick Baxter
Filed: 28 Sep 20
Utility
System and Method for Installing Pipe Liners
23 Dec 21
A method and apparatus for moving pipe rehabilitation objects, such as a pipe liner through a host pipeline.
Alejandro Gutierrez Katze
Filed: 18 Jun 21
Utility
Short Message Service Transceiver Module
16 Dec 21
A cathodic protection system comprising a short message system (SMS) transceiver.
George H. Hayes, Clement A. Firlotte
Filed: 16 Jun 20
Utility
Electromagnetic radiation curable pipe liner and method of making and installing the same
16 Nov 21
A liner for being cured by electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength in a curing range.
Charles Free, Abu Abraham, Yevgeny Zaltsman, James Rothe
Filed: 1 Feb 18