Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for heating a zone of an elongate tubular article

US6846176B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

11References

16Claims

0Family size

Assignee

SHAWCOR LTD. · CA

Inventors

Robert J. Brown · Arlington, US
Thomas Bechtold · Rheinberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 14, 2001
Grant date	Jan 25, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 3, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29K2995/0049
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for heating a zone of an elongate tubular article. A heat resistant, heat transmitting and heat dispersive shroud material is applied to the zone and a hot gas source is applied to the outside of the shroud material to cause heat to be transmitted through the shroud material to the zone.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.