IP Library Granted Patent US 11,028,951
Granted Patent B2
US 11,028,951 · App. 16/249,609 · Granted Jun 8, 2021

Pipe end fitting with improved venting

Inventors: Matthew Allen Hegler (Houston, TX); Andrew James Heaton (Lincolnshire, GB)
Assignee: Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLC
F16L35/00F16L9/19F16L13/02F16L33/2071F16L39/005Y10T29/49879Y10T29/49968
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Patent No.
US 11,028,951
App. No.
16/249,609
Granted
Jun 8, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pipe end fitting assembly that includes an outer body having an outer surface, an inner surface defining a first bore, and an end surface, and an inner body having an inner surface defining a second bore and an outer surface. A portion of the inner body outer surface is secured to the outer body inner surface. A passage formed in the outer body includes a first portion extending from the end surface and parallel to the first bore, and a second portion extending from the outer body outer surface to the passage first portion. A pipe end is disposed around and secured to a portion of the inner body outer surface. A jacket is disposed around the pipe and has an end secured to the outer body outer surface. The passage portions are in fluid communication with each other and a space between the jacket and the pipe.

Claims (16)

1. A pipe assembly, comprising:

an outer body having an outer surface, an inner surface defining a first bore, and an end surface extending between the inner and outer surfaces;

an inner body having an inner surface defining a second bore and an outer surface, wherein a first portion of the inner body outer surface is secured to the outer body inner surface;

a passage formed in the outer body extending from the end surface to the outer surface of the outer body, wherein the passage includes a first portion extending from the end surface and parallel to the first bore, and a second portion extending from the outer surface of the outer body to the first portion of the passage;

a pipe having an end disposed around and secured to a second portion of the inner body outer surface; and

a jacket disposed around the pipe and having an end secured to the outer body outer surface;

wherein the first and second portions of the passage are in fluid communication with each other and with a space extending between the jacket and the pipe.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second portion of the passage extends orthogonally to the first portion of the passage.

3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first and second bores are cylindrically shaped.

4. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:

a weld securing the end surface to the inner body outer surface.

5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the inner body outer surface terminates at a first end, and wherein the assembly further comprises:

a weld securing the first end to the outer body inner surface.

6. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:

a notch formed into the outer surface of the outer body.

7. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second portion of the inner body outer surface includes serrations formed therein.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2025
From: FLEXSTEEL PIPELINE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: FLEXSTEEL USA, LLC
Reel/Frame 069964/0367 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2024
From: TRINITY BAY EQUIPMENT HOLDINGS, LLC
To: FLEXSTEEL PIPELINE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 068326/0846 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2024
From: TRINITY BAY EQUIPMENT HOLDINGS, LLC
To: FLEXSTEEL PIPELINE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 068327/0863 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2023
From: TRINITY BAY EQUIPMENT HOLDINGS, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 062926/0460 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2020
From: FLEXSTEEL PIPELINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: TRINITY BAY EQUIPMENT HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 054135/0783 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2020
From: HEGLER, MATTHEW ALLEN; HEATON, ANDREW JAMES
To: FLEXSTEEL PIPELINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 054021/0113 →