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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:
Jul. 05, 1988
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
John B Stewart, Jr, San Francisco, CA (US);
Laszlo Szalvay, San Carlos, CA (US);
Bernard de Brunier, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jeffrey W Simpson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Raychem Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
291574 ; 2940214 ; 29447 ; 165 76 ;
Abstract
Annular tube-like driver for insertion into a tube insert which in turn is inserted into a tube. The driver is made of a shape-memory alloy which is capable of placing the tube insert in firm engagement with the inside of the tube.