USA Industries, Inc.

John Rey De Leon

Casey Sue

Richard Sallee

Tracy Sue

Armando Garza, Jr

Austin Cornelius

The disclosure relates to a gripping plug for use in a pipe wherein the pipe defines an inside radius, having: a wedge cone; a first plurality of discrete gripping devices slidably engaged with the wedge cone; a second plurality of discrete gripping devices slidably engaged with the wedge cone; a first plurality of studs connected to each of the first plurality of discrete gripping devices, where each of the first plurality of studs define a first stud length; and a second plurality of studs connected to each of the second plurality of discrete gripping devices, wherein each of the second plurality of studs define a second stud length.

Gripping apparatus and devices for plugging of pipes, orifices or connecting

The disclosure relates to a gripping plug for use in connecting to a pipe wherein the pipe defines an inside radius, having a body of the gripping plug; an inboard seal mounted on the body towards an inboard end of the gripping plug and an outboard seal mounted on the body towards the outboard end of the gripping plug, wherein both the inboard seal and the outboard seal are each located between two clamping plates; at least one wedge cone mounted on the body between the inboard seal and the outboard seal; at least one discrete gripping device slidably engaged with the at least one wedge cone, wherein each of the at least one discrete gripping devices define an outer surface; and an actuation-retraction mechanism configured to actuate the at least one discrete gripping device.

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Pearland, TX, United States of America

John Rey De Leon