Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Expandable pipe including a liner for restoring a conduit
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Application No.: US17533503Application Date: 2021-11-23
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Publication No.: US12123535B2Publication Date: 2024-10-22
- Inventor: Clinton Edward Llewellyn , Alfred G. Hering , Bowdie J. Isanhart , John Harry Camp
- Applicant: Recyca-Pipe of America L.L.C.
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: RECYCA-PIPE OF AMERICA L.L.C.
- Current Assignee: RECYCA-PIPE OF AMERICA L.L.C.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Dickinson Wright PLLC
- The original application number of the division: US15419525 2017.01.30
- Main IPC: F16L55/165
- IPC: F16L55/165 ; B29C63/00 ; B29C63/34 ; B29C63/36 ; B29D23/00 ; F16L55/164 ; F16L55/18 ; B29K75/00 ; B29K105/06 ; H02G3/04

Abstract:
An expandable pipe for restoring a damaged pipe is provided. The expandable pipe includes a liner formed of thermoplastic polyurethane, and grout material applied to the exterior surface of the liner. The exterior surface includes a plurality of flared tips and grooves, and each groove is located between adjacent flared tips. The grout material is disposed on the flared tips and in the grooves of the liner. The method used to restore the damaged pipe includes clamping the liner with the grout material on a puller-sealer fixture having a U-shaped cross-section to prevent debris from entering the interior of the liner, and pulling the puller-sealer fixture and liner through the damaged pipe. The grout material expands in volume upon exposure to moisture, ultra violet radiation, heat, and/or ultrasonics, and fills cracks or other imperfections and voids along the interior surface of the conduit, caused by corrosion, erosion, or other circumstances.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220082196A1 EXPANDABLE PIPE INCLUDING A LINER FOR RESTORING A CONDUIT Public/Granted day:2022-03-17
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