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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 1986
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
John A Regalbuto, Fort Worth, TX (US);
James E Dailey, Houston, TX (US);
Assignees:
Jet Research Center Inc., Arlington, TX (US);
Brown & Root, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02B / ; B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
405227 ; 2942 / ; 29523 ; 2853824 ;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for the joining of one tubular member to another tubular member through the use of the substantially instantaneous application of high energy to the tubular members, such as by the use of explosives, while placing one tubular member in a state of substantially elastic deformation and the other tubular member in a state of substantially plastic and elastic deformation.