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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2008
Richard Thomas Leibfried, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Guglielmo Pernice, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Geoff Small, Little Bookham, GB;
Jack Vloedman, Houston, TX (US);
Alan Wood, Penrith, GB;
Richard Thomas Leibfried, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Guglielmo Pernice, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Geoff Small, Little Bookham, GB;
Jack Vloedman, Houston, TX (US);
Alan Wood, Penrith, GB;
Victrex Manufacturing Limited, Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire, GB;
Abstract
A method of fitting a compressed component, for example a pipe, in a receiver, for example a bore, comprises compressing a selected component which is made out of a polymeric material having a glass transition temperature of at least 100° C., for example polyetheretherketone; arranging the compressed component in position within a receiver; and subjecting the compressed component to conditions, for example of temperature and/or pressure, whereby the compressed component expands.