Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus, system, and method for joining and sealing conduits
- Patent Title (中): 用于连接和密封导管的装置,系统和方法
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Application No.: US11428091Application Date: 2006-06-30
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Publication No.: US07878550B2Publication Date: 2011-02-01
- Inventor: Jayant D. Patel , Alfred R. Wiratunga , Clifford J. Petersen
- Applicant: Jayant D. Patel , Alfred R. Wiratunga , Clifford J. Petersen
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Alston & Bird LLP
- Main IPC: F16L21/00
- IPC: F16L21/00

Abstract:
An apparatus and a system for joining and sealing conduits are provided. The apparatus includes an edge trim positioned proximate to an end of a first conduit, and a sleeve positioned between the first conduit and a second conduit. The sleeve includes a flexible end positioned adjacent to the edge trim such that a portion of the flexible end of the sleeve overlies at least a portion of the edge trim, a semi-rigid end opposite the flexible end and positioned over at least a portion of the second conduit, and a flexible medial portion extending between the flexible end and the semi-rigid end. The apparatus also includes a retaining element configured to be secured over the flexible end of the sleeve such that a portion of the flexible end of the sleeve is sandwiched between the retaining element and the edge trim.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080001406A1 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR JOINING AND SEALING CONDUITS Public/Granted day:2008-01-03
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