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Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025

Filed:

May. 13, 2024
Applicant:

TT Technologies, Inc., Aurora, IL (US);

Inventor:

John A. Olander, Clayton, WI (US);

Assignee:

TT Technologies, Inc., Aurora, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/18 (2006.01); E21B 19/16 (2006.01); F16L 1/024 (2006.01); F16L 1/028 (2006.01); F16L 1/032 (2006.01); F16L 1/06 (2006.01); F16L 55/165 (2006.01); F16L 55/30 (2006.01); F16L 55/40 (2006.01); F16L 55/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/18 (2013.01); E21B 19/16 (2013.01); F16L 1/024 (2013.01); F16L 1/028 (2013.01); F16L 1/032 (2013.01); F16L 1/06 (2013.01); F16L 55/1658 (2013.01); F16L 55/30 (2013.01); F16L 55/40 (2013.01); F16L 55/1608 (2013.01);
Abstract

A pipe loosening device and methods are shown. In one example, the pipe loosening device enables a method wherein a pipe to be replaced is deformed but not burst, and a portion of a sidewall of the pipe is forced outward into the surrounding soil to compact a local region of the surrounding soil and loosen the existing pipe. The pipe may then pulled from the ground along an axis of the pipe.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Olander, John. (2025). Pipe loosening device and method (U.S. Patent No. 12404964). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12404964

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