Patent · US Expired

Free flow low energy pipe protector

US5542454A · kind A · utility

19Cited by
36References
7Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 8, 1994
Grant dateAug 6, 1996
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Expiry dateApr 8, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B17/22
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A pipe protector has been designed to provide free flow and low energy. The outside surface has a bilateral asymmetrical pattern when comparing the approximate top half of the pipe protector to the bottom half of the pipe protector. The pattern has raised figures surrounded by communicating channels.

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