Gas Research Institute

Jeffrey Gene Wright

Donald Wade Johnson

Stephen Cecil Grigory

Jesse Abergo Villarreal

A pipe sealing system comprising an insertion tool and a seal apparatus for providing sealing to a damaged pipe. The sealing apparatus includes a cover member and a tool attachment member. The insertion tool includes a handle having an outer tube and an inner shaft slidably positioned within the outer tube. Additionally, the insertion tool includes an attachment region associated with the inner shaft for releasably attaching the tool attachment member to the insertion tool. The attachment region enables releasable controlled positioning of the cover member within the outer tube of the handle. The invention further includes a method for repairing damaged pipes.

Apparatus and method for sealing a damaged pipe

A remote pipe sealing system comprising an insertion tool and a seal apparatus for providing sealing to a damaged pipe. The sealing apparatus includes a cover member and a tool attachment member. The insertion tool includes a guide member and a handle having an outer tube and an inner shaft slidably positioned within the outer tube. The guide member is slidably associated with the outer tube. Additionally, the insertion tool includes a member for releasably attaching the tool attachment member to the inner shaft of the handle. The releasable attachment member enables releasable controlled positioning of the cover member within the outer tube of the handle. The invention further includes a method for remotely repairing damaged pipes.

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Bulverde, TX, United States of America

Jeffrey Gene Wright