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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2006
Applicants:
Harris A. Reynolds, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Philip A. Huff, Spring, TX (US);
Keith Pruden, Katy, TX (US);
Inventors:
Harris A. Reynolds, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Philip A. Huff, Spring, TX (US);
Keith Pruden, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hydril USA Manufacturing LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Threaded connections including a pin member and a box member and a sealing metal. The pin member and the box member have wedge threads formed thereon, and the sealing metal is disposed between the wedge threads of the pin member and the box member. The sealing metal has a melting point lower than a tempering temperature of the pin member and the box member.