US3149646A
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Apparatus for sealing leaks in pipes
Assignee: Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc
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Filing: 1961-04-03
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Granted: 1964-09-22
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Expires: 1981-04-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Constantine P Xenis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 15:22
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L55/00; F16L55/16; F16L55/162; F16L55/163; F16L21/00; F16L21/02; F16L21/022; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/0318; Y10T137/0402; Y10T137/0441; Y10T137/0452
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
APPARATUS FOR SEALING LEAKS IN PIPES COMPRISING A RESILIENT AND FLEXIBLE COLLAPSIBLE SEALING RING NORMALLY OF ANNULAR CONFIGURATION WHICH IS ADAPTED TO BE RELEASABLY HELD IN A NON-ANNULAR CONDITION, SEALING MATERIAL BEING APPLIED TO THE PERIPHERY OF SAID SEALING RING, MEANS FOR TRANSPORTING SAID SEALING RING TO A SELECTED LOCATION WITHIN A PIPE ADJACENT AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE REGION OF A LEAK IN SAID PIPE WHICH IS TO BE SEALED, SAID TRANSPORTING MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING THE SEALING RING IN THE AFOREMENTIONED NON-ANNULAR CONDITION, OPTICAL SCANNING MEANS MOVABLE WITH AND ADJACENT TO SAID TRANSPORTING MEANS AND DIRECTED ANGULARLY RELATIVE TO THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF SAID TRANSPORTING MEANS FOR PRODUCING A CONTINUOUS OPTICAL SCAN OF THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF THE PIPE AT POINTS CORRESPONDING TO THE POSITION OF SAID SEALING RING, SAID OPTICAL SCANNING MEANS INCLUDING REMOTE INDICATOR MEANS ELECTRICALLY COUPLED THERETO, WHICH REMOTE INDICATOR MEANS CAN BE POSITIONED OUTSIDE OF THE PIPE AT A
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
APPARATUS FOR SEALING LEAKS IN PIPES COMPRISING A RESILIENT AND FLEXIBLE COLLAPSIBLE SEALING RING NORMALLY OF ANNULAR CONFIGURATION WHICH IS ADAPTED TO BE RELEASABLY HELD IN A NON-ANNULAR CONDITION, SEALING MATERIAL BEING APPLIED TO THE PERIPHERY OF SAID SEALING RING, MEANS FOR TRANSPORTING SAID SEALING RING TO A SELECTED LOCATION WITHIN A PIPE ADJACENT AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE REGION OF A LEAK IN SAID PIPE WHICH IS TO BE SEALED, SAID TRANSPORTING MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING THE SEALING RING IN THE AFOREMENTIONED NON-ANNULAR CONDITION, OPTICAL SCANNING MEANS MOVABLE WITH AND ADJACENT TO SAID TRANSPORTING MEANS AND DIRECTED ANGULARLY RELATIVE TO THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF SAID TRANSPORTING MEANS FOR PRODUCING A CONTINUOUS OPTICAL SCAN OF THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF THE PIPE AT POINTS CORRESPONDING TO THE POSITION OF SAID SEALING RING, SAID OPTICAL SCANNING MEANS INCLUDING REMOTE INDICATOR MEANS ELECTRICALLY COUPLED THERETO, WHICH REMOTE INDICATOR MEANS CAN BE POSITIONED OUTSIDE OF THE PIPE AT A
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-09-22 | 1968-03-23 | 1968-09-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-09-22 | 1972-03-23 | 1972-09-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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