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US4793382A
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Assembly for repairing a damaged pipe
Assignee: Raychem Corp
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Filing: 1987-12-16
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Granted: 1988-12-27
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Expires: 2007-12-16
Abstract
Abstract An assembly for securing a repair sleeve within a damaged pipe, comprising a tubular repair sleeve, and a shape memory alloy element positioned within the sleeve and having a mandrel on each end with at least a portion of each mandrel extending beyond the sleeve at a respective end of the sleeve, arranged so that when the shape memory alloy element recovers, the mandrels are moved towards one another so that each end portion of the sleeve is caused to expand outwardly.
Inventors
- 👤 Laszlo Szalvay
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 11:58
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28F; F28F11/00; F28F11/02; F16; F16L; F16L55/00; F16L55/16; F16L55/179; F16L55/18; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49718; Y10T29/49732; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49863; Y10T29/49865; Y10T29/49908; Y10T29/49938; Y10T29/4994
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
An assembly for securing a repair sleeve within a damaged pipe, comprising: (a) a tubular repair sleeve, and (b) a shape memory alloy element positioned within the sleeve and having a mandrel on each end with at least a portion of each mandrel extending beyond the sleeve at a respective end of the sleeve; arranged so that when the shape memory alloy element recovers, the mandrels are moved towards one another so that each end portion of the sleeve is caused to expand outwardly.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
An assembly for securing a repair sleeve within a damaged pipe, comprising: (a) a tubular repair sleeve, and (b) a shape memory alloy element positioned within the sleeve and having a mandrel on each end with at least a portion of each mandrel extending beyond the sleeve at a respective end of the sleeve; arranged so that when the shape memory alloy element recovers, the mandrels are moved towards one another so that each end portion of the sleeve is caused to expand outwardly.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 1, which includes two retention rings, each positioned around the element towards a respective end of the sleeve, the retention rings being expandable to engage the expanded end portions of the sleeve.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 2, in which the retention rings comprise a shape memory alloy arranged so that the rings expand radially outwardly on recovery.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 1, in which one of the mandrels is arranged to collapse radially after expansion of the end portions of the sleeve.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 1, in which the dimensions of the mandrels and the sleeve, are so arranged that the ends of the sleeve are expanded sequentially.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 1, in which the sleeve has means, towards at least one end of the sleeve, for forming a seal between the repair sleeve and the internal surface of a damaged pipe.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
64 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 1, which includes a ferrule peripherally located with respect to one of said mandrels, the ferrule having a stepped outside configuration suitable for nesting with the sleeve so that upon the urging of the mandrels toward one another, the ferrule nests with an end of the sleeve and expands outwardly in conjunction with the expansion of the sleeve.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-12-27 | 1996-06-27 | 1996-12-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1999-12-27 | 2000-06-27 | 2000-12-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |