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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. 26, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Phillip R Beaver, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
James R Meyer, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Thomas E Henke, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Assignee:
Albemarle Corporation, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73 492 ; 73 407 ; 73 498 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a process and apparatus for repairing a port of a vessel, the port having an inside surface which is damaged. The method and apparatus utilize a liner means for lining the inner surface of the port, a sealed chamber between the lining means and the inner surface of the vessel port, a means of using a gas, preferably an inert gas, to purge the sealed chamber, and a means of monitoring the gas which is purged from the chamber.