Sealing plug assemblies, line stop assemblies, and yokes with fluid pathways for line stopping a pipe and methods for the use thereof
US12188602B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2044 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L55/18
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a sealing plug assembly, a line stop assembly, and a yoke for stopping flow of a product in a pipe as well as methods of using the same. The sealing plug assembly, the line stop assembly, and the yoke include one or more fluid pathways. A benefit of the sealing plug assembly, the line stop assembly, and the yoke can be to remove product from an isolation zone of a stopped pipe through the one or more fluid pathways.
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