# US 6,719,009 B1 · Composite material piping system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 6,719,009 B1 - Document ID: US6719009B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 10/080,924 - Filed: 2002-02-22 - Granted: 2004-04-13 - Earliest claimed: 2001-02-23 - Assignees: Schwing America, Inc. - Inventors: David R. Bissen; Lawrence P. Schmidt; Brian E. Spencer; Leo B. Willner - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US6719009B1 ## CPC - F16L 57/06: against wear (F16L57/04 takes precedence) - B66C 23/64: Jibs - E04G 21/04: Devices for both conveying and distributing (concrete pumps F04) - E04G 21/0436: {on a mobile support, e.g. truck} - F16L 9/14: Compound tubes, i.e. made of materials not wholly covered by any one of the preceding groups (F16L9/16 - F16L9/22 take precedence) - Y10T 137/8807: Articulated or swinging flow conduit - F16L: PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL - B66C: CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES ({specially adapted for lifting invalids A61G7/10;} rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms, braking or detent devices therefor B66D; specially adapted for nuclear reactors G21) - E04G: SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract The present invention is a concrete piping system comprising a pipeline. The pipeline includes an intake end, an output end, a liner resistant to concrete abrasion and a pressure tube of composite materials placed over the liner. A concrete pump is connected to the intake end of the pipeline. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A concrete piping system comprising: a pipeline including: an intake end; an output end; an liner resistant to abrasion produced by flow of concrete under pressure; and a pressure tube of composite materials placed over the liner; a plurality of boom sections in supportive engagement with at least a portion of the pipeline, each boom section engaged in an articulated fashion with at least one adjacent boom section; and a concrete pump connected to an intake end of the pipeline. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The piping system of claim 1 and further comprising: a window molded into the pressure tube. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The piping system of claim 1 wherein the liner is removable from the pressure tube. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The piping system of claim 1 wherein the composite materials comprise: a thermoset polymer matrix; and fibers embedded in the thermoset polymer matrix. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The piping system of claim 4 wherein the thermoset poly matrix is selected from a group consisting of: epoxy, polyesters and vinyl esters. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The piping system of claim 4 wherein the fibers are selected from a group consisting of: carbon, aramid, polyethylene, boron, and glass. ### Claim 7 A concrete transport system comprising: a truck; a plurality of boom sections supported by the truck; a plurality of actuator assemblies interposed between adjacent boom sections for controlling the angle between adjacent boom sections; a pipeline for transporting concrete from a first location to a second location, the pipeline attached to the plurality of boom sections, wherein the pipeline is composed of composite materials; and a concrete pump connected to the pipeline. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The concrete transport system of claim 7 wherein the pipeline comprises a pressure tube. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The concrete transport system of claim 8 wherein the pressure tube includes a window molded therein. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The concrete transport system of claim 7 wherein the pipeline includes a removable liner. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The concrete transport system of claim 7 wherein the composite materials comprise: a thermoset polymer matrix; and fibers embedded in the matrix. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The concrete transport system of claim 11 wherein the thermoset polymeric matrix is selected from a group consisting of: epoxy, polyester and vinyl ester. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The concrete transport system of claim 11 wherein the fibers are selected from a group consisting of: carbon, aramid, polyethylene, boron, and glass. ### Claim 14 A piping system for transporting flowable material, the piping system comprising: a pipeline including: an intake end; a discharge end; a pressure tube, the pressure tube constructed from a fiber reinforced thermoset polymeric composite material; and a plurality of boom sections in supportive engagement with at least a portion of the pipeline, each boom section engaged in an articulated fashion with at least one adjacent boom section; and a pump connected to the intake end. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The piping system of claim 14 wherein the pump is a high pressure water pump. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The piping system of claim 14, wherein the pipeline further comprises: a liner insertable within the pressure tube. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The piping system of claim 14 and further comprising a window molded into the pressure tube. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The piping system of claim 14 wherein the liner is removable from the pressure tube. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The piping system of claim 14 wherein the fiber reenforced thermoset polymeric composite material comprises: a thermoset polymer matrix; and fibers embedded within the matrix. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The piping system of claim 19 wherein the thermoset polymer matrix is selected from a group consisting of: epoxy, polyesters, and vinyl esters. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The piping system of claim 19 wherein the fibers are selected from a group consisting of: carbon, ararid, polyethylene, boron and glass. ### Claim 22 A material transport system for transporting flowable material, the piping system comprising: a truck; a pipeline supported by the truck including: an intake end; a discharge end; a pressure tube, the pressure tube constructed from a composite material; and a plurality of boom sections in supportive engagement with at least a portion of the pipeline, each boom section engaged in an articulated fashion with at least one adjacent boom section and supported by the truck; and a pump connected to the intake end of the pipeline. ### Claim 23 A concrete piping system comprising: a pipeline including: an intake end; an output end; an liner resistant to concrete abrasion; and a pressure tube of fiber reinforced thermoset polymeric composite materials placed over the liner; a concrete pump connected to the intake end of the pipeline.