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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.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024

Filed:

Feb. 18, 2022
Applicant:

Usa Industries, Llc, South Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Casey Sue, Baytown, TX (US);

Armando Garza, Jr., Houston, TX (US);

John Rey De Leon, Pearland, TX (US);

Richard Sallee, Liberty, TX (US);

Austin Cornelius, Houston, TX (US);

Tracy Sue, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:

USA Industries, LLC, South Houston, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/128 (2006.01); F16L 55/132 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/1283 (2013.01); F16L 55/132 (2013.01);
Abstract

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.


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