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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
May. 26, 2004
Applicants:
Alan K. Burnham, Livermore, CA (US);
John F. Cooper, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alan K. Burnham, Livermore, CA (US);
John F. Cooper, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03B 7/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for installing warning units in a buried pipeline. A small hole is drilled in the ground to the pipeline. A collar is affixed to one of the pipes of the pipeline. A valve with an internal passage is connected to the collar. A hole is drilled in the pipe. A warning unit is installed in the pipe by moving the warning unit through the internal passage, the collar, and the hole in the pipe.