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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2024
Applicant:
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Fairchild Larson, Decatur, IL (US);
David Latimore Hughes, Jr., Signal Mountain, TN (US);
Assignee:
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 37/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 37/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fitting for use with a pipe of variant size and pipe of variant angles can include a housing with a truncated cone, an inflatable conduit housed within the housing that can transition between a deflated and inflated state, and a grip located within the truncated cone of the housing. The fitting can include a gasket.