Abrégé

The present invention provides an apparatus and method for the controlled internal lining of conduits requiring rehabilitation. In particular, the apparatus and method enables the speed at which repair pipe liner is fed into the conduit to be appropriately synchronized with the speed at which wire is simultaneously removed from inside the repair pipe, thereby ensuring that the length of a cone shape formed in the expanding pipe is maintained substantially between an upper and lower cone length limit that enables expansion of the repair pipe up to a final diameter. One or more outputs are generated including a speed at which the strip material should be fed in, or a speed at which wire should be removed during expansion to ensure that the cone shape length is maintained substantially within the upper and lower cone length limits.

Classes IPC  ?

• F16L 55/163 - Dispositifs pour aveugler les fuites dans les tuyaux ou manches à partir de l'intérieur du tuyau une bague, une bande ou un manchon étant pressés contre la surface intérieure du tuyau

Produits et services

Machines, machine tools, power-operated tools; motors and engines (except for land vehicles); machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles); agricultural, earthmoving, construction, oil and gas extraction and mining equipment, including for repairs inside underground pipes, pipework and sewers; machines, lifting and hoisting equipment for use in manufacturing plants, equipment, machine tools, engines and motors for use in civil construction works for the residential, industrial, commercial and infrastructure industry, including machines, lifting and hoisting equipment for use in manufacturing plants, equipment and machine tools for use in trenchless excavation and the construction and renovation of pipes, pipelines, conduits, tunnels, and culverts; machines for lining pipes and pipelines including sanitary sewers, storm sewers, process piping, electrical conduits and ventilation systems with liners and resins; machines used to rehabilitate damaged and deteriorated pipes and pipelines; machines and machine tools for treatment of materials including the curing of synthetic resin; machines and machine tools for inserting and guiding liners impregnated with synthetic resin into defective pipes and pipelines; machines, namely, equipment adapted for insertion into defective pipes for the repair and rehabilitation thereof, including equipment for carrying and inflating liners impregnated with synthetic resin for the purpose of adhering the liner to the pipe; flexible hoses, non-metallic, for use in hydraulic systems of machines, namely, packers designed for controlled inflation of liners used in the repair and rehabilitation of pipes and pipelines; engines, powertrains, and generic machine parts, including control mechanisms for machines, for cleaning, repair and maintenance of underground pipes, pipework and sewers; loading-unloading apparatus and machines for installing underground pipes and pipework; pulling apparatus (machines) for laying pipes and pipework; ramming apparatus (machines) for splitting pipes; ramming apparatus (machines) for the introduction of pipes; apparatus for the removal of obstructions from pipes and pipework; machines for cleaning pipes and pipework; pumps, compressors and fans, including jets being parts of machines for the trenchless rehabilitation of underground pipes, pipework and sewers; industrial robots; moving and handling equipment, including mechanical reels for flexible hoses; generators of electricity; dispensing machines; sweeping, cleaning, washing and laundering machines; parts, fittings and accessories of all the aforesaid goods. Advertising; business management, organization and administration; retail services; wholesale services; distributorship services; retail, wholesale and distributorship services in the field of trenchless technology, including in relation to equipment and materials used in trenchless pipe restoration; procurement services for others (purchasing goods and services for other businesses); provision of advice, consultancy, and information, including online, for the aforesaid services.

Produits et services

Machines for lining pipes and pipelines including sanitary sewers, storm sewers, process piping, electrical conduits and ventilation systems with liners and resins; machines used to rehabilitate damaged and deteriorated pipes and pipelines; machines and machine tools for treatment of materials, namely, the curing of synthetic resin; machines and machine tools for inserting and guiding liners impregnated with synthetic resin into defective pipes and pipelines; equipment adapted for insertion into defective pipes for the repair and rehabilitation thereof, specifically equipment for carrying and inflating liners impregnated with synthetic resin for the purpose of adhering the liner to the pipe; designed for controlled inflation of liners used in the repair and rehabilitation of pipes and pipelines; ramming machines for splitting pipes; ramming machines for the introduction of pipes; machines for cleaning pipes and pipework; pumps, compressors and fans, namely, jets being parts of machines for the trenchless rehabilitation of underground pipes, pipework and sewers; industrial robots being for the trenchless rehabilitation of underground pipes; replacement parts, fittings and accessories specifically designed for all the aforesaid goods Advertising services; business management, business organization consultancy and business administration services; retail services featuring machines and industrial robots for the trenchless rehabilitation of underground pipes, synthetic resins, and machines and machine tools for the curing of synthetic resins; wholesale services featuring machines and industrial robots for the trenchless rehabilitation of underground pipes, synthetic resins, and machines and machine tools for the curing of synthetic resins; distribution of goods for advertising purposes featuring machines and industrial robots for the trenchless rehabilitation of underground pipes, synthetic resins, and machines and machine tools for the curing of synthetic resins; retail, wholesale and distributorship services in the field of trenchless technology, namely, equipment and materials used in trenchless pipe restoration; procurement services for others, namely, purchasing goods and services for other businesses; provision of advice, consultancy, and information, including online, in the fields of advertising, business, procurement and retail, wholesale and distributorship services

Abrégé

An inflatable sleeve including one or more tubular portions including zones having different dimensions (e.g. thickness and/or diameter) and/or physical properties (e.g. elastic modulus) to enable control over the inflation characteristics of each zone, and a method of manufacturing same. The present invention further relates to a pipe junction sealing packer incorporating such an inflatable sleeve.

Classes IPC  ?

• F16L 55/165 - Dispositifs pour aveugler les fuites dans les tuyaux ou manches à partir de l'intérieur du tuyau par introduction d'un tuyau dans la section endommagée
• B29C 53/36 - Cintrage et assemblage, p. ex. pour la fabrication d'objets creux
• B29L 23/00 - Objets tubulaires
• F16L 55/179 - Dispositifs pour aveugler les fuites dans les tuyaux ou manches spécialement adaptés pour coudes, ensembles de branchement, tuyaux de branchement ou éléments analogues
• B29K 21/00 - Utilisation de caoutchouc non spécifié ou élastomères non spécifiés comme matière de moulage
• E03F 3/06 - Procédés ou installations pour la pose des canalisations d'égouts

Abrégé

A controlled bending device in the form of an elongate member including a series of blocks configured to direct and/or control an extent of bending of the elongate member. The present invention further relates to a sealing packer for use in installing a flexible liner into a junction between a main pipe and a branch pipe, the sealing packer incorporating the bending device in a flexible lateral arm thereof to facilitate guidance of the flexible lateral arm into the branch pipe when the sealing packer is inserted (pushed or pulled) through the main pipe.

Classes IPC  ?

• F16L 55/165 - Dispositifs pour aveugler les fuites dans les tuyaux ou manches à partir de l'intérieur du tuyau par introduction d'un tuyau dans la section endommagée
• F16L 55/179 - Dispositifs pour aveugler les fuites dans les tuyaux ou manches spécialement adaptés pour coudes, ensembles de branchement, tuyaux de branchement ou éléments analogues
• F16L 55/18 - Accessoires de réparation des tuyaux
• F16L 55/26 - Hérissons ou chariots, c.-à-d. dispositifs pouvant se déplacer dans un tuyau ou dans une conduite et portant ou non un moyen de propulsion autonome
• F16L 101/18 - Garnissage autrement que par revêtement

Abrégé

The present invention relates to a controlled bending device in the form of an elongate member, such as a bar or rod, including a series of blocks configured to direct and/or control an extent of bending of the elongate member. The present invention further relates to a sealing packer for use in installing a flexible liner into a junction between a main pipe and a branch pipe, the sealing packer incorporating the bending device in a flexible lateral arm thereof to facilitate guidance of the flexible lateral arm into the branch pipe when the sealing packer is inserted (pushed or pulled) through the main pipe.

Classes IPC  ?

• F16L 55/165 - Dispositifs pour aveugler les fuites dans les tuyaux ou manches à partir de l'intérieur du tuyau par introduction d'un tuyau dans la section endommagée
• F16L 55/179 - Dispositifs pour aveugler les fuites dans les tuyaux ou manches spécialement adaptés pour coudes, ensembles de branchement, tuyaux de branchement ou éléments analogues
• F16L 55/26 - Hérissons ou chariots, c.-à-d. dispositifs pouvant se déplacer dans un tuyau ou dans une conduite et portant ou non un moyen de propulsion autonome
• F16L 55/18 - Accessoires de réparation des tuyaux

Abrégé

The present invention relates to an inflatable sleeve including one or more tubular portions including zones having different dimensions (e.g. thickness and/or diameter) and/or physical properties (e.g. elastic modulus) to enable control over the inflation characteristics of each zone, and a method of manufacturing same. The present invention further relates to a pipe junction sealing packer incorporating such an inflatable sleeve.

Classes IPC  ?

• F16L 55/16 - Dispositifs pour aveugler les fuites dans les tuyaux ou manches
• F16L 55/18 - Accessoires de réparation des tuyaux