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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:
Sep. 17, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kenneth Barton, Naples, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ; F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
405154 ; 405303 ; 138 97 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method are disclosed for repairing ruptures in underground conduits. An inflatable bladder and a flexible sleeve that is wrapped about at least a portion of the bladder are introduced into a conduit proximate a rupture therein. The bladder is inflated to urge the sleeve into engagement with the conduit such that the sleeve covers the rupture. The sleeve includes an adhesive bonding substance that adheres the sleeve to the conduit and is hardenable to bond the sleeve to the conduit.