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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2022
Applicant:
Titeflex Corporation, Springfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Jordan Strunk, Portland, TN (US);
Assignee:
Titeflex Corporation, Springfield, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 11/12 (2006.01); B32B 1/00 (2006.01); F16L 11/127 (2006.01); F16L 11/15 (2006.01); F16L 25/00 (2006.01); F16L 25/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 11/125 (2013.01); B32B 1/00 (2013.01); F16L 11/127 (2013.01); F16L 11/15 (2013.01); F16L 25/0036 (2013.01); F16L 25/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
One aspect of the invention provides a system including: a length of energy-dissipative tubing; a first sealing device coupled to a first end of the length of energy-dissipative tubing; and a second sealing device coupled to a second end of the length of energy-dissipative tubing. Exposure to one or more selected from the group consisting of: fault currents or lightning strikes at an exposure point along the length of energy-dissipative tubing will produce arcs at the exposure point and at least one of the first end and the second end.