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US 2024/0392899 A1Published application
Induction fused thermoplastic pipe
AssigneeFiber Glass Systems, Inc.
InventorsJames Pisarkiewicz, David Wayne Granderson
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Abstract
A pipe may include an inner thermoplastic pipe and an outer layer of thermoplastic material. The outer layer of thermoplastic material may be wrapped around the inner thermoplastic pipe. The outer layer of thermoplastic material may be fused with the inner thermoplastic pipe. The pipe may also include an induction heating compatible material (IHCM) within or between at least one of the inner thermoplastic pipe or the outer layer of thermoplastic material.
Claims20
A pipe comprising:
- an inner thermoplastic pipe;
- an outer layer of thermoplastic material wrapped around the inner thermoplastic pipe, wherein the outer layer of thermoplastic material is fused with the inner thermoplastic pipe;
- and
- an induction heating compatible material (IHCM) within or between at least one of the inner thermoplastic pipe or the outer layer of thermoplastic material.
1 more element
A method of manufacturing a pipe, the method comprising:
- wrapping an inner thermoplastic pipe with an outer layer of thermoplastic material, wherein at least one of the inner thermoplastic pipe, the outer layer of thermoplastic material, or a separate layer provides an induction heating compatible material (IHCM);
- and
- using an induction heater, heating the IHCM to fuse the inner thermoplastic pipe with the outer layer of thermoplastic material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.