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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:
Mar. 10, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2003
Applicants:
Michael J. Czaplicki, Rochester, MI (US);
Thomas L. Coon, Lapeer, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Czaplicki, Rochester, MI (US);
Thomas L. Coon, Lapeer, MI (US);
Assignee:
Zephyros, Inc., Romeo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/12 (2005.12); B29C 61/04 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bladder system and method for reinforcing at least a portion of a structural member, including a flexible barrier member for dividing at least a portion of the structural member being reinforced into one or more sections; and a reinforcement material for filling one or more sections bounded by the flexible barrier member. The reinforcement material filling one or more sections of the structural member can be a pumpable polymeric material, and the flexible barrier member can be a polymeric material.