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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. 15, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
John R. Belcher, Panama City, FL (US);
Assignee:
Wellstream, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/100 ; F16L 3/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/100 ; F16L 3/300 ;
Abstract
An end fitting in which to receive a flexible pipe end to be joined includes an annular seal unit comprised of a resilient elastomeric composition contained in a tapered rigid housing ring force fit in a tapered recess of a surrounding component so as to engage the outer surface of the received pipe end.