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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2019
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventor:
Matthew J. Kryger, Hudson, WI (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09J 5/06 (2006.01); F16L 13/10 (2006.01); F16L 13/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 13/103 (2013.01); C09J 5/06 (2013.01); F16L 13/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and method for joining two tubular elements () at a joint using an adhesive that is non-flowable at ambient temperatures but flowable at an elevated temperature. A ring () of uncured, non-flowable adhesive is placed around the male end of a male ()/female () pipe interface. Upon exposure to elevated temperatures, the ring () melts and flows down into the interface, and cures.