Gas Research Institute

Jesse Abergo Villarreal

Stephen Cecil Grigory

Donald Wade Johnson

Jeffrey Gene Wright

Rolf Glauser

Glen William Deel

A sealing system for repairing an aperture or notch of a damaged plastic pipe. The sealing system comprises a patch member and an attachment tool. The patch member includes a top side, a bottom side, and comprises, in part, a thermoplastic material. The attachment tool includes a housing, a power source associated with the housing, a base member, attachment members for attaching the base member to the patch member, and members which facilitate positioning to the power source relative to the housing. The invention further includes a method of repairing an aperture or notch of a damaged plastic pipe.

Method and system for repairing a damaged plastic pipe

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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San Antonio, TX, United States of America

Jesse Abergo Villarreal