A coupling assembly for sealingly coupling a polymeric collared pipe-end to another fitting, comprising a flange ring having a perimeter segment which extends radially beyond an outer circumference of the collared pipe-end, and an inner diameter dimensioned to fit around an outer circumference of the pipe and push against a rearward face of the collar; a centering ring having a rearward face configured for mating to the forward face of the flange ring; a spacer ring comprising an inner diameter which is smaller than the inner diameter of the centering ring, thereby defining a rearward-facing inner perimeter segment configured for mating against a forward face of the collar, wherein a forward face of the spacer ring is configured for mating to an opposing end-face of the fitting; and a resiliently compressible gasket dimensioned to be received within the circular opening of the spacer ring.
A modular fence assembly, including multiple fence modules each comprising: a barrier comprising a pair of substantially parallel end posts, and a base configured to stabilize the respective fence module on a surface. The modular fence assembly further includes multiple connectors each configured to connect two adjacent fence modules of the multiple fence modules, wherein: each of the multiple connectors is configured as a double hinge having a pair of parallel internal channels, and each of the internal channels is configured to embrace an end post of one of the two adjacent fence modules. The multiple fence modules and the multiple connectors are configured to be assembled into a fence.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Computerized controllers for monitoring environmental
conditions, feeding, watering, and flock performance in
livestock houses; computerized controllers for controlling
ventilation systems, heating systems, cooling systems,
humidification systems, lighting systems, feeding systems,
and watering systems in livestock houses; electronic
apparatus for acquiring, processing, and graphically
displaying data relating to environmental conditions,
feeding, watering, and flock performance in livestock
houses; recorded and downloadable computer software and
downloadable mobile applications for monitoring
environmental conditions, feeding, watering, and flock
performance in livestock houses; recorded and downloadable
computer software and downloadable mobile applications for
controlling ventilation systems, heating systems, cooling
systems, humidification systems, lighting systems, feeding
systems, and watering systems in livestock houses; sensors
for use in livestock houses, namely, temperature sensors,
humidity sensors, carbon dioxide sensors, ammonia sensors,
static pressure sensors, air flow sensors, light sensors,
and water temperature sensors; measuring and weighing
instruments for use in livestock houses, namely, electronic
scales for livestock, instruments for determining the
quantity of feed in silos, and instruments for recording
water and feed consumption; monitoring instruments for use
in livestock houses, namely, instruments for monitoring
electrical consumption of appliances, instruments for
monitoring gas consumption of heating installations, and
instruments for monitoring the operational status of backup
generators, ventilation fans, air inlets and outlets,
heating units, cooling units, and watering installations.
4.
SELF-SEALING, SELF-CUTTING SADDLE TAP ASSEMBLY WITH COUPON EXTRACTION
A saddle tap assembly, including: a saddle mountable onto a polymeric pipe, the saddle comprising a cylindrical boss defining an internal through-passageway; a cap comprising a tubular body configured to be received over the boss, having a central element which defines an internal through-bore with a bottom end which extends below a bottom periphery of the cap and comprises a circular cutting head; and a coupon extractor comprising a shaft, wherein the shaft terminates at a bottom end thereof in a piercing extension, and wherein the shaft is configured to be received within the through- bore of the central annular element, wherein the coupon extractor is configured to engage the cap such that the coupon extractor and the cap can be rotatably advanced in lockstep toward the sidewall, wherein the cutting head cuts a circular coupon from the sidewall and the piecing extension penetrates through and attaches to the coupon.
F16L 41/06 - Tapping pipe walls, i.e. making connections through the walls of pipes while they are carrying fluidsFittings therefor making use of attaching means embracing the pipe
F16L 41/04 - Tapping pipe walls, i.e. making connections through the walls of pipes while they are carrying fluidsFittings therefor
B23B 51/04 - Tools for drilling machines for trepanning
F16L 41/08 - Joining pipes to walls or pipes, the joined pipe axis being perpendicular to the plane of a wall or to the axis of another pipe
A modular fence assembly, including multiple fence modules each comprising: a barrier comprising a pair of substantially parallel end posts, and a base configured to stabilize the respective fence module on a surface. The modular fence assembly further includes multiple connectors each configured to connect two adjacent fence modules of the multiple fence modules, wherein: each of the multiple connectors is configured as a double hinge having a pair of parallel internal channels, and each of the internal channels is configured to embrace an end post of one of the two adjacent fence modules. The multiple fence modules and the multiple connectors are configured to be assembled into a fence.
A modular fence assembly, including multiple fence modules each comprising: a barrier comprising a pair of substantially parallel end posts, and a base configured to stabilize the respective fence module on a surface. The modular fence assembly further includes multiple connectors each configured to connect two adjacent fence modules of the multiple fence modules, wherein: each of the multiple connectors is configured as a double hinge having a pair of parallel internal channels, and each of the internal channels is configured to embrace an end post of one of the two adjacent fence modules. The multiple fence modules and the multiple connectors are configured to be assembled into a fence.
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
20 - Furniture and decorative products
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
Sanitary apparatus, faucets, draining lines, sinks, toilet
bowls and seats, flushing cisterns, apparatus and parts for
water supply and distribution and sanitary purposes,
flushing apparatus, showerheads, apparatus for heating,
apparatus for ventilating, lighting apparatus and
installations, electric lighting fittings, indoor light
fittings, environmental control apparatus for lighting
purposes, environmental control apparatus for ventilation
and heating purposes. Fittings, not of metal, for pipes; pipe fittings comprised
primarily of plastic; couplings, connectors, connections,
seals and muffs, not of metal, for pipes. Plastic valves for fluid piping systems. Water and feed accumulation bins for livestock,
semi-automatic livestock drinking systems, semi-automatic
livestock feeders, nipple drinking systems, automatic laying
nest and cage systems.
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
20 - Furniture and decorative products
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
(1) Flexible pipes being parts of toilet plumbing installations; sinks; toilet bowls and seats; flushing cisterns; household tap-water filters; mixer faucets for water pipes; mixer taps for water pipes; municipal water purification machines; reverse osmosis water purification units; sterilizers for water treatment; tap water faucets; tap water purification units for commercial purposes; tap water purification units for household purposes; tap water purifiers for commercial purposes; tap water purifiers for household purposes; tap water purifying apparatus; ultraviolet water purification devices; ultraviolet sterilizers for water treatment; water filtering units for domestic use; water filtering units for industrial use; water sterilizers; flush handles for toilets; flushing tanks; showerheads; automatic temperature regulators for central heating radiators; boilers for heating installations; central heating radiators; electric radiators for heating buildings; electrically heated carpets; expansion tanks for central heating installations; heat accumulators; heat exchangers; heat pumps; heat regenerators; heat registers; heat treating furnaces; heating boilers; heating elements; heating furnace for industrial purposes; heating pads; heating radiators; pipes for heating boilers; radiators for heating buildings; solar collectors for heating; solar heating panels; thermostatic valves as parts of heating installations; thermostatic valves for heating installations; air impellers for ventilation; ventilating fans; ventilating hoods; wind turbine ventilators; lighting apparatus and installation, namely, LED light bulbs, sockets for electric lights, LED light fixtures, LED lamps, overhead lamps, lighting fixtures; electric lighting fittings, namely, ceiling light fittings, LED light bulbs; environmental control apparatus for ventilation and heating purposes, namely, gas powered radiant heaters for livestock heating, space heaters, and radiant heat tubes and ventilators in the nature of livestock air ventilation systems, namely, exhaust fans, box fans, panel fans, circulation fans, wall air inlets, ceiling air inlets, and fogger systems, in the nature of misting systems for cooling, and thermostats for controlling temperature, climate and air quality conditions in livestock houses, and livestock ambient lighting controllers, all sold together as a unit.
(2) Fittings, not of metal, for pipes; pipe fittings comprised primarily of plastic; couplings, connectors, connections, seals and muffs, not of metal, for pipes.
(3) Water pipe valves of plastic.
(4) Water and feed accumulation bins for livestock, semi-automatic livestock drinking systems, semiautomatic livestock feeders, nipple drinking systems, automatic laying nest and cage systems.
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
20 - Furniture and decorative products
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
Sanitary apparatus, namely, urinals being sanitary fixtures, bidet, shower stands, shower cubicles, shower cabins, electronic taps being automatic faucets; faucets; plumbing fittings, namely, draining lines in the nature of shower drains and floor drains; sinks; toilet bowls and seats; flushing cistern, namely, toilet cisterns, concealed toilet cisterns; toilet flushing apparatus, namely, flushing handles and flushing panels; showerheads; apparatus for heating, namely, gas fired apparatus for livestock heating, space heaters, and radiant heat tubes; air ventilation apparatus, namely, livestock air ventilation apparatus, exhaust fans, box fans, panel fans, circulation fans, wall air inlets, ceiling air inlets, and fogger systems, in the nature of misting systems for cooling; lighting apparatus, namely, livestock lighting installations; electric lighting fittings, namely, ceiling light fittings, LED light bulbs; indoor lighting fixtures; environmental control apparatus for ventilation and heating purposes, namely, heaters in the nature of gas fired apparatus for livestock heating, space heaters, and radiant heat tubes and ventilators in the nature of livestock air ventilation apparatus, exhaust fans, box fans, panel fans, circulation fans, wall air inlets, ceiling air inlets, and fogger systems, in the nature of misting systems for cooling, and apparatus for controlling temperature, climate and air quality conditions in livestock houses, and livestock ambient lighting controllers, all sold together as a unit Fittings, not of metal, for pipes; pipe fittings comprised primarily of plastic; couplings, connectors, connections, seals and muffs, not of metal, for pipes Plastic valves for fluid piping systems Water and feed accumulation bins for livestock, namely, feeding and drinking troughs for livestock, feeding and drinking pans for livestock; Non-mechanized semi-automatic livestock drinking system; Non-mechanized semi-automatic livestock feeders; Non-mechanized nipple drinking system for livestock
A drinker system, comprising: a central pressure regulator configured regulate a fluid pressure to a regulated input pressure; and a plurality of pressure reducers each comprising: a high-pressure zone configured to receive the fluid from the regulator at the regulated input pressure, a low-pressure zone configured to provide the fluid to one of multiple drinker lines at a low output pressure maintained at a constant proportion to the regulated input pressure, and a moveable integral piece comprising a small diaphragm rigidly connected to a large diaphragm, wherein the small diaphragm is disposed in the high pressure zone and the large diaphragm is disposed in the low pressure zone, and wherein the constant proportion between the low output pressure and the regulated input pressure corresponds to the ratio between the surface area of the small diaphragm and the surface area of the large diaphragm.
A system for chicken farming, comprising: a coop floor; at least one slat elevated from the coop floor; and a nesting cabin. The at least one slat is at least partially made of a natural fiber plastic composite (NFPC), such as a wood-plastic composite (WPC). In addition, a method for chicken farming using the system, and a wood-plastic composite for use in improving egg production performance in hens.
An electrofusion saddle comprising: a thermoplastic body comprising a flange and optionally a spigot which erects from said flange; and a resistance heating coil including multiple windings, wherein said resistance heating coil is partially embedded in said flange and is partially protruding from said flange, wherein the protrusion is of at least 25% of an average external diameter of said multiple windings.
B29C 65/36 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using heated elements which remain in the joint, e.g. "verlorenes Schweisselement" heated by induction
F16L 41/03 - Branch units, e.g. made in one piece, welded, riveted comprising junction pieces for four or more pipe members
F16L 47/32 - Branch units, e.g. made in one piece, welded, riveted
An electrofusion coupling member made of a thermoplastic substance having aluminum particles incorporated therein and further comprising an electric resistance heating element disposed therein, an electrofusion coupler device which includes the same, and a method for welding the device to other thermoplastic objects are provided herein.
F16L 47/00 - Connecting arrangements or other fittings specially adapted to be made of plastics or to be used with pipes made of plastics
B29C 65/34 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using heated elements which remain in the joint, e.g. "verlorenes Schweisselement"
B29C 70/68 - Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts by incorporating or moulding on preformed parts, e.g. inserts or layers
B29C 70/58 - Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts comprising fillers only
A chick feeding apparatus comprising a poultry food director configured to direct poultry food from an opening in a food transport pipe towards a chick-accessible auxiliary pan, said director comprising an auxiliary sensor configured to transmit a signal to a shed controller when an amount of food in the chick-accessible auxiliary pan is lower than a predetermined threshold.
A drinker system for delivering water to animals comprising: a central pressure regulator; drinker lines with drinker nozzles; pressure reduction valve devices providing an outlet pressure proportional to the pressure set by the central pressure regulator; each valve device comprising: a housing defining a 5 relatively high pressure zone and a relatively low pressure zone; a relatively small area diaphragm in the relatively high pressure zone; a relatively large area diaphragm in the relatively low pressure zone, and rigidly connected to the small area diaphragm; a flow regulating valve through which liquid can flow from the relatively high pressure zone to the relatively low pressure zone; and an internal 10 by-pass mechanism for allowing liquid to flow from the valve device inlet to the valve device outlet bypassing the flow regulating valve.
A compression-type pipe coupling for coupling a pipe (3) to another fixture, the. coupling comprising a coupling body (16) including a pipe (P) receiving bore; a tightening element (10) including a pipe receiving bore (39), which is co-operable with a connection mechanism (28) of the coupling body (16); and an internal sloping surface (30) tapering toward a distal end (27) of the tightening element (10); a deformable grip ring (12) including: an inner pipe- gripping surface (22); an outer surface (33) generally corresponding to the internal sloping surface (30) of the tightening element (10) and disposed adjacent thereto, and a seal interface surface; and a seal (14) which is adjacent the pipe (P) when the pipe (P) is coupled, wherein when the pipe (P) is coupled, both the seal (14) and grip ring (12) engage with the sloping surface (30).
F16L 19/065 - Joints in which sealing surfaces are pressed together by means of a member, e.g. a swivel nut, screwed on, or into, one of the joint parts in which radial clamping is obtained by wedging action on non-deformed pipe ends the wedging action being effected by means of a ring
F16L 19/08 - Joints in which sealing surfaces are pressed together by means of a member, e.g. a swivel nut, screwed on, or into, one of the joint parts with metal rings which bite into the wall of the pipe
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
Flushing cisterns for water closets; water distribution and supply installations, including those used in animal husbandry; apparatus for water supply and sanitary purposes; flushing cisterns; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods; watering machines for agricultural purposes; fittings for water distribution installations; shower heads. Plastic pipe fittings; packing, stopping and insulating materials; plastic valves and plastic accessories for pipes; couplings of plastic material for plastic water pipes; flexible pipes, not of metal; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods. Poultry equipement, namely drinking vessels; bins, boxes, poultry crates, poultry water receptacles, tubs, trays, water sprinklers,flushing systems; animal feeding systems; feeding systems for poultry; watering devices; all of the foregoing being goods made of plastic.
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
19 - Non-metallic building materials
20 - Furniture and decorative products
Goods & Services
Connectors (non-metallic) for platic pipes for conveying natural gas, compressed air, water or chemicals. Connectors (non-metallic) for use in building (construction); wall connectors (non-metallic) for water distribution pipes; connectors (non-metallic) for gas distribution pipes. Connectors for pipes made of plastic.
