A fitting includes a hollow main body including a flange that extends radially outward with respect to a central longitudinal axis of the hollow main body and that extends circumferentially 360 degrees around the central longitudinal axis of the hollow main body, a gasket having a cross-sectional shape comprising a pentagon, the gasket positioned on an interior surface of the hollow main body, an end ring coupled to an exterior surface of the hollow main body, the end ring including a flange that extends longitudinally with respect to the central longitudinal axis of the hollow main body, wherein the exterior surface extends at an oblique angle with respect to the interior surface, and a plurality of hooks cach coupled to the gasket and to the end ring such that rotation of the end ring with respect to the hollow main body about the central longitudinal axis of the hollow main body draws the gasket axially with respect to the central longitudinal axis of the hollow main body and radially inward with respect to the central longitudinal axis of the hollow main body, thereby forcing the gasket into a scaling configuration.
F16L 21/04 - Joints with sleeve or socket with elastic sealing rings between pipe and sleeve or between pipe and socket, e.g. with rolling or other prefabricated profiled rings in which sealing rings are compressed by axially-movable members
An adjustable pressure-independent fluid flow control valve comprises a housing defining a fluid flow passage extending therethrough, the housing having openings for flow into and out of the fluid flow passage, an orifice disposed in the fluid flow passage of the housing, the orifice having a seat at an end thereof, and an elastomeric diaphragm disposed in the fluid flow passage of the housing, the diaphragm having a surface that is urged against the seat of the orifice by fluid flow through the valve such that a flow rate of fluid through the valve is constant as upstream pressure changes, wherein the orifice can be moved with respect to the diaphragm to adjust the flow rate of the fluid through the valve.
G05D 7/01 - Control of flow without auxiliary power
F16K 7/12 - Diaphragm cut-off apparatus, e.g. with a member deformed, but not moved bodily, to close the passage with flat, dished, or bowl-shaped diaphragm
A system comprises an annular gasket, a grip ring assembly including a plurality of distinct grip ring segments separated from one another by slots that interrupt an otherwise annular shape of the grip ring assembly, a spacer that fills the slots, couples the grip ring segments to one another, and maintains alignment of the grip ring segments, a radially-innermost surface having circumferential pipe-gripping teeth, and a radially-outermost surface, wherein the spacer has an elastic modulus configured to improve engagement of the annular gasket with a radially-outward facing surface of a pipe prior to the pipe-gripping teeth biting into the radially-outward facing surface of the pipe when the grip ring assembly is deformed such that sizes of the slots decrease, and an annular gland including an inner surface that faces toward the radially-outermost surface of the grip ring assembly.
A system comprises an annular gasket, a grip ring assembly including a plurality of distinct grip ring segments separated from one another by slots that interrupt an otherwise annular shape of the grip ring assembly, a spacer that fills the slots, couples the grip ring segments to one another, and maintains alignment of the grip ring segments, a radially-innermost surface having circumferential pipe-gripping teeth, and a radially-outermost surface, wherein the spacer has an elastic modulus configured to improve engagement of the annular gasket with a radially-outward facing surface of a pipe prior to the pipe-gripping teeth biting into the radially-outward facing surface of the pipe when the grip ring assembly is deformed such that sizes of the slots decrease, and an annular gland including an inner surface that faces toward the radially-outermost surface of the grip ring assembly.
F16L 19/03 - Pipe ends provided with collars or flanges, integral with the pipe or not, pressed together by a screwed member with flexible sealing rings between the sealing surfaces
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
Goods & Services
Electrically operated valves for controlling fluids; flow
switches for monitoring and controlling the flow of liquids;
flow meters; automatic balancing valves. HVAC hose kits, namely, plumbing fittings and hoses used to
connect a unitary device to a hydronic system; HVAC piping
packages, namely, plumbing fittings used to connect a
terminal device to a hydronic system.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
Goods & Services
Electrically operated valves; flow meters; flow switches;
automatic balancing valves; manual balancing valves. HVAC hose kits, namely, plumbing fittings and hoses used to
connect a unitary device to a hydronic system; HVAC piping
packages, namely, plumbing fittings used to connect a
terminal device to a hydronic system.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
Goods & Services
(1) Electrically operated valves for controlling fluids; flow switches for monitoring and controlling the flow of liquids; flow meters; automatic balancing valves.
(2) HVAC hose kits, namely, plumbing fittings and hoses used to connect a unitary device to a hydronic system; HVAC piping packages, namely, plumbing fittings used to connect a terminal device to a hydronic system.
A valve gate may include a threaded rod, a nut engaged with the threaded rod, a movable body mounted on the threaded rod, a seal, a pair of levers, and first and second housing components that at least partially enclose the other components. The threaded rod can be turned to drive translation of the nut and the movable body along the threaded rod. Translation of the movable body along the threaded rod can drive rotation of the levers outward away from the threaded rod, and rotation of the levers can force the seal to expand outward from the threaded rod. Such expansion can force the seal into engagement with an inner surface of a pipeline.
F16K 3/18 - Gate valves or sliding valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closing members having a sliding movement along the seat for opening and closing with flat sealing facesPackings therefor with special arrangements for separating the sealing faces or for pressing them together by movement of the closure members
F16L 55/105 - Closing devices introduced radially into the pipe or hose
F16K 31/50 - Mechanical actuating means with screw-spindle
A valve gate may include a threaded rod, a nut engaged with the threaded rod, a movable body mounted on the threaded rod, a seal, a pair of levers, and first and second housing components that at least partially enclose the other components. The threaded rod can be turned to drive translation of the nut and the movable body along the threaded rod. Translation of the movable body along the threaded rod in a first direction can drive rotation of the levers outward away from the threaded rod, and rotation of the levers can force the seal to expand outward from the threaded rod. Translation of the movable body along the threaded rod in a second direction can drive rotation of the levers inward toward the threaded rod, and rotation of the levers can force the seal to contract inward toward the threaded rod.
F16L 55/105 - Closing devices introduced radially into the pipe or hose
F16K 3/18 - Gate valves or sliding valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closing members having a sliding movement along the seat for opening and closing with flat sealing facesPackings therefor with special arrangements for separating the sealing faces or for pressing them together by movement of the closure members
A fitting includes a hollow main body including a flange that extends radially outward with respect to a central longitudinal axis of the hollow main body and that extends circumferentially 360 degrees around the central longitudinal axis of the hollow main body, a gasket having a cross-sectional shape comprising a pentagon, the gasket positioned on an interior surface of the hollow main body, an end ring coupled to an exterior surface of the hollow main body, the end ring including a flange that extends longitudinally with respect to the central longitudinal axis of the hollow main body, wherein the exterior surface extends at an oblique angle with respect to the interior surface, and a plurality of hooks each coupled to the gasket and to the end ring such that rotation of the end ring with respect to the hollow main body about the central longitudinal axis of the hollow main body draws the gasket axially with respect to the central longitudinal axis of the hollow main body and radially inward with respect to the central longitudinal axis of the hollow main body, thereby forcing the gasket into a sealing configuration.
F16L 21/04 - Joints with sleeve or socket with elastic sealing rings between pipe and sleeve or between pipe and socket, e.g. with rolling or other prefabricated profiled rings in which sealing rings are compressed by axially-movable members
A fitting includes a hollow main body including a flange that extends radially outward with respect to a central longitudinal axis of the hollow main body and that extends circumferentially 360 degrees around the central longitudinal axis of the hollow main body, a gasket having a cross-sectional shape comprising a pentagon, the gasket positioned on an interior surface of the hollow main body, an end ring coupled to an exterior surface of the hollow main body, the end ring including a flange that extends longitudinally with respect to the central longitudinal axis of the hollow main body, wherein the exterior surface extends at an oblique angle with respect to the interior surface, and a plurality of hooks each coupled to the gasket and to the end ring such that rotation of the end ring with respect to the hollow main body about the central longitudinal axis of the hollow main body draws the gasket axially with respect to the central longitudinal axis of the hollow main body and radially inward with respect to the central longitudinal axis of the hollow main body, thereby forcing the gasket into a sealing configuration.
F16L 21/04 - Joints with sleeve or socket with elastic sealing rings between pipe and sleeve or between pipe and socket, e.g. with rolling or other prefabricated profiled rings in which sealing rings are compressed by axially-movable members
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
Goods & Services
Electrically operated valves for controlling fluids; flow switches for monitoring and controlling the flow of liquids; flow meters; automatic balancing valves HVAC hose kits consisting primarily of plumbing fittings in the nature of valves and braided metal hoses used to connect a unitary device to a hydronic system; HVAC piping kits consisting primarily of plumbing fittings in the nature of valves used to connect a terminal device to a hydronic system; manual balancing valves, namely, plumbing fittings being valves for controlling the flow of fluids
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
Goods & Services
Electrically operated valves for controlling fluids; flow switches for monitoring and controlling the flow of liquids; flow meters; automatic balancing valves HVAC hose kits consisting primarily of plumbing fittings in the nature of valves and braided metal hoses used to connect a unitary device to a hydronic system; HVAC piping kits consisting primarily of plumbing fittings in the nature of valves used to connect a terminal device to a hydronic system; manual balancing valves, namely, plumbing fittings being valves for controlling the flow of fluids
A system coupled to a pipeline includes a first portion and a second portion coupled to the first portion by an over-center latch and a secondary adjustment mechanism such that a diameter of the system can be adjusted independently by either the over-center latch or the secondary adjustment mechanism. The first portion may be coupled to the second portion by a ratchet mechanism. The system may include a service saddle or a tapping sleeve. The system may be coupled to a water main.
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 21/06 - Joints with sleeve or socket with a divided sleeve or ring clamping around the pipe ends
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
Goods & Services
Electric control valves; flow meters; solenoid valves
[electromagnetic switches]. HVAC hose kits, namely, plumbing fittings and hoses used to
connect a unitary device to a hydronic system; HVAC piping
packages, namely, plumbing fittings used to connect a
terminal device to a hydronic system; water control valves
for faucets; manually-operated plumbing valves.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
Goods & Services
Electric control valves; flow meters; solenoid valves
[electromagnetic switches]. HVAC hose kits, namely, plumbing fittings and hoses used to
connect a unitary device to a hydronic system; HVAC piping
packages, namely, plumbing fittings used to connect a
terminal device to a hydronic system; water control valves
for faucets; manually-operated plumbing valves.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
Goods & Services
(1) Electric control valves; flow meters; solenoid valves [electromagnetic switches].
(2) HVAC hose kits, namely, plumbing fittings and hoses used to connect a unitary device to a hydronic system; HVAC piping packages, namely, plumbing fittings used to connect a terminal device to a hydronic system; water control valves for faucets; manually-operated plumbing valves.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
Goods & Services
(1) Electric control valves; flow meters; solenoid valves [electromagnetic switches].
(2) HVAC hose kits, namely, plumbing fittings and hoses used to connect a unitary device to a hydronic system; HVAC piping packages, namely, plumbing fittings used to connect a terminal device to a hydronic system; water control valves for faucets; manually-operated plumbing valves.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
Goods & Services
Electrically operated valves for controlling fluids; flow switches for monitoring and controlling the flow of liquids; flow meters; automatic balancing valves HVAC hose kits consisting primarily of plumbing fittings in the nature of valves and braided metal hoses used to connect a unitary device to a hydronic system; HVAC piping kits consisting primarily of plumbing fittings in the nature of valves used to connect a terminal device to a hydronic system; manual balancing valves, namely, plumbing fittings being valves for controlling the flow of fluids
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
Goods & Services
Manual balancing valves of metal for controlling the flow of fluids Electrically operated valves for controlling fluids; flow switches for monitoring and controlling the flow of liquids; flow meters; automatic balancing valves Plumbing fittings in the nature of HVAC hose kits consisting primarily of plumbing fittings, namely, valves, couplings, and braided metal hoses used to connect a unitary device to a hydronic system; plumbing fittings in the nature of HVAC piping kits consisting primarily of plumbing fittings, namely, valves and couplings used to connect a terminal device to a hydronic system; plumbing fittings in the nature of valves being manual balancing valves; HVAC hose kits comprising metal plumbing fittings, namely, valves, pressure and temperature ports, and braided metal hoses used to connect a unitary device to a hydronic system; HVAC piping kits comprising metal plumbing fittings, namely valves, pressure and temperature ports, used to connect a terminal device to a hydronic system
A valve gate may include a threaded rod, a nut engaged with the threaded rod, a movable body mounted on the threaded rod, a seal, a pair of levers, and first and second housing components that at least partially enclose the other components. The threaded rod can be turned to drive translation of the nut and the movable body along the threaded rod. Translation of the movable body along the threaded rod can drive rotation of the levers outward away from the threaded rod, and rotation of the levers can force the seal to expand outward from the threaded rod. Such expansion can force the seal into engagement with an inner surface of a pipeline.
E21B 34/04 - Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in well heads in underwater well heads
F16K 3/00 - Gate valves or sliding valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closing members having a sliding movement along the seat for opening and closing
F16K 3/02 - Gate valves or sliding valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closing members having a sliding movement along the seat for opening and closing with flat sealing facesPackings therefor
F16K 3/18 - Gate valves or sliding valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closing members having a sliding movement along the seat for opening and closing with flat sealing facesPackings therefor with special arrangements for separating the sealing faces or for pressing them together by movement of the closure members
F16K 27/04 - Construction of housingsUse of materials therefor of sliding valves
F16K 31/50 - Mechanical actuating means with screw-spindle
A valve gate may include a threaded rod, a nut engaged with the threaded rod, a movable body mounted on the threaded rod, a seal, a pair of levers, and first and second housing components that at least partially enclose the other components. The threaded rod can be turned to drive translation of the nut and the movable body along the threaded rod. Translation of the movable body along the threaded rod can drive rotation of the levers outward away from the threaded rod, and rotation of the levers can force the seal to expand outward from the threaded rod. Such expansion can force the seal into engagement with an inner surface of a pipeline.
F16K 3/02 - Gate valves or sliding valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closing members having a sliding movement along the seat for opening and closing with flat sealing facesPackings therefor
F16K 31/50 - Mechanical actuating means with screw-spindle
F16K 3/18 - Gate valves or sliding valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closing members having a sliding movement along the seat for opening and closing with flat sealing facesPackings therefor with special arrangements for separating the sealing faces or for pressing them together by movement of the closure members
F16K 27/04 - Construction of housingsUse of materials therefor of sliding valves
E21B 34/04 - Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in well heads in underwater well heads
F16K 3/00 - Gate valves or sliding valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closing members having a sliding movement along the seat for opening and closing
A pipe coupling includes a sleeve and a clamping ring. The sleeve includes a flange at least one end. The clamping ring is mounted to the flange. The clamping ring carries a seal and includes two spaced apart bolt engagement portions. The clamping ring further includes two separate clamping ring portions that are removably connected together at a coupling portion of each respective separate clamping ring portion so that each clamping ring portion is separable from the other one. The two separate clamping ring portions function as a unitary ring when the coupling portions are brought into abutting contact such that the coupling portions are fixed relative to each other.
F16L 21/02 - Joints with sleeve or socket with elastic sealing rings between pipe and sleeve or between pipe and socket, e.g. with rolling or other prefabricated profiled rings
A system coupled to a pipeline includes a first portion and a second portion coupled to the first portion by an over-center latch and a secondary adjustment mechanism such that a diameter of the system can be adjusted independently by either the over-center latch or the secondary adjustment mechanism. The first portion may be coupled to the second portion by a ratchet mechanism. The system may include a service saddle or a tapping sleeve. The system may be coupled to a water main.
F16L 33/12 - Hose-clips with a pivoted or swinging tightening or securing member, e.g. toggle lever
F16L 23/06 - Flanged joints the flanges being connected by members tensioned in the radial plane connected by toggle-action levers
F16L 23/10 - Flanged joints the flanges being connected by members tensioned in the radial plane connection by tangentially arranged pin and nut with a pivoting or swinging pin
A fitting includes a hollow body, a sealing member, and a draw mechanism. The fitting mechanism includes a primary actuation element coupled with the body at a first end, and a plurality of secondary actuation elements coupled to the sealing member. The plurality of secondary actuation elements are positioned in an interior of the hollow body and circumferentially spaced from each other. The plurality of secondary actuation elements are also engaged with the primary actuation element such that actuation of the primary actuation element draws the plurality of secondary actuation elements axially towards the opening at the first end of the hollow body thereby translating the sealing member from an open position to a sealing position.
F16L 21/04 - Joints with sleeve or socket with elastic sealing rings between pipe and sleeve or between pipe and socket, e.g. with rolling or other prefabricated profiled rings in which sealing rings are compressed by axially-movable members
F16L 17/04 - Joints with packing adapted to sealing by fluid pressure with sealing rings arranged between outer surface of pipe and inner surface of sleeve or socket with longitudinally split or divided sleeve
A pipe coupling includes a sleeve and a clamping ring. The sleeve includes a flange at least one end. The clamping ring is mounted to the flange. The clamping ring carries a seal and includes two spaced apart bolt engagement portions. The clamping ring further includes two separate clamping ring portions that are removably connected together at a coupling portion of each respective separate clamping ring portion so that each clamping ring portion is separable from the other one. The two separate clamping ring portions function as a unitary ring when the coupling portions are brought into abutting contact such that the coupling portions are fixed relative to each other.
F16L 21/06 - Joints with sleeve or socket with a divided sleeve or ring clamping around the pipe ends
F16L 21/02 - Joints with sleeve or socket with elastic sealing rings between pipe and sleeve or between pipe and socket, e.g. with rolling or other prefabricated profiled rings
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
Goods & Services
Installation, maintenance and repair services for others, all in connection with pipe, pipe fittings, pipe connectors, pipe couplings, valves and other piping accessories
A fitting includes a hollow body, a sealing member, and a draw mechanism. The fitting mechanism includes a primary actuation element coupled with the body at a first end, and a plurality of secondary actuation elements coupled to the sealing member. The plurality of secondary actuation elements are positioned in an interior of the hollow body and circumferentially spaced from each other. The plurality of secondary actuation elements are also engaged with the primary actuation element such that actuation of the primary actuation element draws the plurality of secondary actuation elements axially towards the opening at the first end of the hollow body thereby translating the sealing member from an open position to a sealing position.
F16L 17/04 - Joints with packing adapted to sealing by fluid pressure with sealing rings arranged between outer surface of pipe and inner surface of sleeve or socket with longitudinally split or divided sleeve
F16L 21/04 - Joints with sleeve or socket with elastic sealing rings between pipe and sleeve or between pipe and socket, e.g. with rolling or other prefabricated profiled rings in which sealing rings are compressed by axially-movable members
A pipe coupling includes a sleeve and a clamping ring. The sleeve includes a flange at least one end. The clamping ring is mounted to the flange. The clamping ring carries a seal and includes two spaced apart bolt engagement portions. The clamping ring further includes two separate clamping ring portions that are removably connected together at a coupling portion of each respective separate clamping ring portion so that each clamping ring portion is separable from the other one. The two separate clamping ring portions function as a unitary ring when the coupling portions are brought into abutting contact such that the coupling portions are fixed relative to each other.
F16L 17/00 - Joints with packing adapted to sealing by fluid pressure
F16L 21/06 - Joints with sleeve or socket with a divided sleeve or ring clamping around the pipe ends
F16L 21/02 - Joints with sleeve or socket with elastic sealing rings between pipe and sleeve or between pipe and socket, e.g. with rolling or other prefabricated profiled rings
A fitting includes a hollow body, a sealing member, and a draw mechanism. The fitting mechanism includes a primary actuation element coupled with the body at a first end, and a plurality of secondary actuation elements coupled to the sealing member. The plurality of secondary actuation elements are positioned in an interior of the hollow body and circumferentially spaced from each other. The plurality of secondary actuation elements are also engaged with the primary actuation element such that actuation of the primary actuation element draws the plurality of secondary actuation elements axially towards the opening at the first end of the hollow body thereby translating the sealing member from an open position to a sealing position.
F16L 21/06 - Joints with sleeve or socket with a divided sleeve or ring clamping around the pipe ends
F16L 17/04 - Joints with packing adapted to sealing by fluid pressure with sealing rings arranged between outer surface of pipe and inner surface of sleeve or socket with longitudinally split or divided sleeve
F16L 21/04 - Joints with sleeve or socket with elastic sealing rings between pipe and sleeve or between pipe and socket, e.g. with rolling or other prefabricated profiled rings in which sealing rings are compressed by axially-movable members
F16L 21/08 - Joints with sleeve or socket with additional locking means
F16L 25/14 - Joints for pipes of different diameters or cross-section
A fitting 10 includes a hollow body 12, a sealing member 44, and a draw mechanism. The fitting mechanism includes a primary actuation element 20 coupled with the body 12 at a first end 22, and a plurality of secondary actuation elements 50 coupled to the sealing member 44. The plurality of secondary actuation elements 50 are positioned in an interior of the hollow body 12 and circumferentially spaced from each other. The plurality of secondary actuation elements 50 are also engaged with the primary actuation element 20 such that actuation of the primary actuation element 20 draws the plurality of secondary actuation elements 50 axially towards the opening at the first end 22 of the hollow body 12 thereby translating the sealing member 44 from an open position to a sealing position.
F16L 21/04 - Joints with sleeve or socket with elastic sealing rings between pipe and sleeve or between pipe and socket, e.g. with rolling or other prefabricated profiled rings in which sealing rings are compressed by axially-movable members
A fitting 10 includes a hollow body 12, a sealing member 44, and a draw mechanism. The fitting mechanism includes a primary actuation element 20 coupled with the body 12 at a first end 22, and a plurality of secondary actuation elements 50 coupled to the sealing member 44. The plurality of secondary actuation elements 50 are positioned in an interior of the hollow body 12 and circumferentially spaced from each other. The plurality of secondary actuation elements 50 are also engaged with the primary actuation element 20 such that actuation of the primary actuation element 20 draws the plurality of secondary actuation elements 50 axially towards the opening at the first end 22 of the hollow body 12 thereby translating the sealing member 44 from an open position to a sealing position.
F16L 21/04 - Joints with sleeve or socket with elastic sealing rings between pipe and sleeve or between pipe and socket, e.g. with rolling or other prefabricated profiled rings in which sealing rings are compressed by axially-movable members
A pipe coupling for connecting pipes of the same or different diameters. The coupling has a barrel sleeve with clamping rings on each end. The clamping rings each carry nested seals. An inner portion of each nested seal may be removed so as to adapt the clamping ring to different pipe diameters. Each clamping ring is hinged, but becomes iron-bound upon tightening, so that each ring eventually bends as a unitary ring member.
A pipe coupling for connecting pipes of the same or different diameters. The coupling has a barrel sleeve with clamping rings on each end. The clamping rings each carry nested seals. An inner portion of each nested seal may be removed so as to adapt the clamping ring to different pipe diameters. Each clamping ring is hinged, but becomes iron-bound upon tightening, so that each ring eventually bends as a unitary ring member.
F16L 21/02 - Joints with sleeve or socket with elastic sealing rings between pipe and sleeve or between pipe and socket, e.g. with rolling or other prefabricated profiled rings
F16B 7/00 - Connections of rods or tubes, e.g. of non-circular section, mutually, including resilient connections
F16L 21/06 - Joints with sleeve or socket with a divided sleeve or ring clamping around the pipe ends
F16L 33/04 - Hose-clips tightened by tangentially-arranged threaded pin and nut
