Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Material for use in lining pipes
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Application No.: US15308589Application Date: 2015-05-01
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Publication No.: US11268645B2Publication Date: 2022-03-08
- Inventor: David Peter Tough
- Applicant: Scott & Fyfe Limited
- Applicant Address: GB Tayport Fife
- Assignee: Scott & Fyfe Limited
- Current Assignee: Scott & Fyfe Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Tayport Fife
- Agency: Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard, P.C.
- Priority: GB1407771 20140502
- International Application: PCT/GB2015/051283 WO 20150501
- International Announcement: WO2015/166268 WO 20151105
- Main IPC: F16L55/16
- IPC: F16L55/16 ; F16L55/165 ; D04B21/20 ; F16L11/02

Abstract:
A material for use in lining pipes is disclosed. A warp-knitted tubular fabric (24, 64) in which the stitch used (for example a tricot stitch) is of a type that reconfigures as the tube is expanded radially to contract longitudinally is sufficiently flexible and compressible to enable it to conform to pipe structures. The fabric of this invention is infused with resin, which is cured once the liner is in place within the pipe. Potentially, this fabric may be thinner than known prior art materials, but exhibits comparable strength and conformability, which are necessary characteristics in the repair or rehabilitation of pipes. The use of a thinner fabric material reduces constriction of the pipe bore by repair and also offers the potential for cheaper lining material, as less resin is required. The fabric may be knitted from glass fibre yarn, which is non-toxic and a stronger material than generally used in the prior art.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170114939A1 MATERIAL FOR USE IN LINING PIPES Public/Granted day:2017-04-27
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