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US 10,948,122 B2Granted
Systems for and methods of differentiating pipe insulation
AssigneeOwens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
InventorsDavid Eugene Musick, Neil Robert Hettler, Timothy R. Clancy
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Abstract
Pipe insulation includes indicia thereon to facilitate differentiating the pipe insulation from other pipe insulation, even when a majority of the pipe insulation is not visible to a user.
Claims13
A pipe insulation product comprising:
- a tubular core of insulating material having a length, a longitudinal axis, a cylindrical outer surface, and a cylindrical inner surface, wherein a thickness of the tubular core between the outer surface and the inner surface extends radially along the longitudinal axis from a first end of the tubular core to a second end of the tubular core opposite the first end;
- a jacket wrapped around a majority of the tubular core;
- first indicia situated between the outer surface and the inner surface on at least one end of the tubular core, the first indicia providing information on a first property of the tubular core of the pipe insulation product;
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- second indicia situated between the outer surface and the inner surface on at least one end of the tubular core, the second indicia providing information on a second property of the jacket of the pipe insulation product.
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A system for differentiating pipe insulation products, the system comprising:
- a first pipe insulation member comprising a tubular core of insulating material having a length, a longitudinal axis, a cylindrical outer surface, and a cylindrical inner surface, and a jacket wrapped around a majority of the tubular core, wherein a thickness of the tubular core between the outer surface and the inner surface extends radially along the longitudinal axis from a first end of the tubular core to a second end of the tubular core opposite the first end;
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- a second pipe insulation member comprising a tubular core of insulating material having a length, a longitudinal axis, a cylindrical outer surface, and a cylindrical inner surface, and a jacket wrapped around a majority of the tubular core, wherein a thickness of the tubular core between the outer surface and the inner surface extends radially along the longitudinal axis from a first end of the tubular core to a second end of the tubular core opposite the first end;
- wherein the first pipe insulation member includes first indicia situated between the outer surface and the inner surface on at least one end of the tubular core, the first indicia providing information on a first property of the tubular core of the first pipe insulation member;
- wherein the first pipe insulation member includes second indicia situated between the outer surface and the inner surface on at least one end of the tubular core, the second indicia providing information on a second property of the jacket of the first pipe insulation member;
- wherein the second pipe insulation member includes third indicia situated between the outer surface and the inner surface on at least one end of the tubular core, the third indicia providing information on a third property of the tubular core of the second pipe insulation member;
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- wherein the second pipe insulation member includes fourth indicia situated between the outer surface and the inner surface on at least one end of the tubular core, the fourth indicia providing information on a fourth property of the jacket of the second pipe insulation member.
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A method of differentiating pipe insulation products, the method comprising:
- providing a first pipe insulation member comprising a tubular core of insulating material having a length, a longitudinal axis, a cylindrical outer surface, and a cylindrical inner surface, and a jacket wrapped around a majority of the tubular core, wherein a thickness of the tubular core between the outer surface and the inner surface extends radially along the longitudinal axis from a first end of the tubular core to a second end of the tubular core opposite the first end;
- providing a second pipe insulation member comprising a tubular core of insulating material having a length, a longitudinal axis, a cylindrical outer surface, and a cylindrical inner surface, and a jacket wrapped around a majority of the tubular core, wherein a thickness of the tubular core between the outer surface and the inner surface extends radially along the longitudinal axis from a first end of the tubular core to a second end of the tubular core opposite the first end;
- applying first indicia between the outer surface and the inner surface on at least one end of the tubular core of the first pipe insulation member, the first indicia providing information on a first property of the tubular core of the first pipe insulation member;
- applying second indicia between the outer surface and the inner surface on at least one end of the tubular core of the first pipe insulation member, the second indicia providing information on a second property of the jacket of the first pipe insulation member;
- applying third indicia between the outer surface and the inner surface on at least one end of the tubular core of the second pipe insulation member, the third indicia providing information on a third property of the tubular core of the second pipe insulation member;
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- applying fourth indicia between the outer surface and the inner surface on at least one end of the tubular core of the second pipe insulation member, the fourth indicia providing information on a fourth property of the jacket of the second pipe insulation member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.