Title:
HYDROPHILIC END SEAL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/078547
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A kit, apparatus, and method for sealing a junction between a manhole and a pipe within a sewer system are provided. In a first embodiment, the end of a pipe adjacent a manhole is sealed by the use of a pipe liner and a tubular sleeve made of a hydrophilic material. In a second embodiment, a majority of the area surrounding a junction of a pipe and a manhole is sealed by the use of a tubular sleeve made of a hydrophilic material including a flange portion, a pipe liner, and a manhole liner.
Inventors:
KIEST LARRY W (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/063387
Publication Date:
January 17, 2013
Filing Date:
December 06, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LMK ENTPR INC (US)
KIEST LARRY W (US)
KIEST LARRY W (US)
International Classes:
F16L55/16; B65D69/00
Foreign References:
| US20050241713A1 | 2005-11-03 | |||
| US20060130922A1 | 2006-06-22 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2649360A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MOHRHAUSER, Luke T. (Voorhees & Sease P.L.C.,801 Grand Avenue,Suite 320, Des Moines Iowa, US)
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