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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11293582 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 08, 2018

Coating applicator machine for a pipeline

Applicant:

Pipeline Induction Heat Limited, Burnley, GB;

Inventors:

Michael George, Burnley, GB;

Jason Montgomery, Lancashire, GB;

Assignee:

PIPELINE INDUCTION HEAT LTD., Burnley, GB;

Attorney:

Kofi A. Schulterbrandt

Primary Examiner:

Binu Thomas

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 13/04 (2006.01); F16L 58/18 (2006.01); B05C 9/14 (2006.01); F16L 58/10 (2006.01); B05D 7/14 (2006.01); F16L 59/20 (2006.01); F16L 13/02 (2006.01); H05B 6/10 (2006.01); H05B 6/18 (2006.01); B05B 7/14 (2006.01); B05B 15/68 (2018.01); B05B 1/04 (2006.01); B05D 3/02 (2006.01); B05D 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 58/1054 (2013.01); B05B 7/1486 (2013.01); B05B 13/0421 (2013.01); B05B 13/0436 (2013.01); B05D 7/146 (2013.01); B05D 7/148 (2013.01); F16L 13/0272 (2013.01); F16L 58/181 (2013.01); F16L 59/20 (2013.01); H05B 6/108 (2013.01); H05B 6/18 (2013.01); B05B 1/044 (2013.01); B05B 15/68 (2018.02); B05C 9/14 (2013.01); B05D 1/12 (2013.01); B05D 3/0245 (2013.01); B05D 3/0281 (2013.01); F16L 58/1072 (2013.01);
Abstract

An applicator machine and a process for heating and coating a section of pipeline. The applicator machine includes a frame configured to rotate about a section of pipeline to be heated and coated, rotating means operable to rotate the frame, and coating material applicators induction coils and radiant heaters mounted on the frame and rotatable therewith. The induction coil is configured to heat a section of pipeline adjacent to the induction coil to a coating material application temperature. The radiant heaters are configured to heat factory-applied coatings. Each coating material applicator sprays coating material through an aperture in a respective induction coil. The applicator includes an enclosure configured to surround a section of pipeline and provision for evacuating and collecting waste coating material. The coating material applicator may be configured to spray powder coating material, such as fusion bonded epoxy powder material and/or chemically modified polypropylene powder material.

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