IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0249895
(2008-10-10)
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등록번호 |
US-7726909
(2010-06-22)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Miller, Beverly A.
- Miller, William H.
- Shannon, Christopher S.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Hi-Pointe Management Services, Inc
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대리인 / 주소 |
Kunzler Needham Massey & Thorpe
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
10 |
초록
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An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for concurrently forming a plurality of pipelines. The apparatus includes a support chassis coupled to at least one transportation facilitation member. The transportation facilitation member facilities the movement of the support chassis along a surface
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for concurrently forming a plurality of pipelines. The apparatus includes a support chassis coupled to at least one transportation facilitation member. The transportation facilitation member facilities the movement of the support chassis along a surface. A first pipe fuser is disposed on the support chassis and is configured to fuse a first section of pipe to a first pipeline. A second pipe fuser may also be disposed on the support chassis. The second pipe fuser may be configured to independently fuse a second section of pipe to a second pipeline. The first pipe fuser fuses the first section of pipe to the first pipeline with the support chassis in a stationary position. The second pipe fuser fuses the second section of pipe to the second pipeline with the support chassis in the same stationary position.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for concurrently forming a plurality of pipelines, the apparatus comprising: a support chassis; at least one transportation facilitation member coupled to the support chassis, the at least one transportation facilitation member facilitating the movement of the su
What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for concurrently forming a plurality of pipelines, the apparatus comprising: a support chassis; at least one transportation facilitation member coupled to the support chassis, the at least one transportation facilitation member facilitating the movement of the support chassis along a surface; a pipe fuser disposed on the support chassis, the pipe fuser configured to fuse a first section of pipe to a first pipeline, the pipe fuser configured to independently fuse a second section of pipe to a second pipeline, wherein the pipe fuser forms two fused pipelines at substantially the same rate; and a positioning member disposed on the support chassis, the positioning member engaging one or more of the pipe fuser and the support chassis to position the pipe fuser in a first position to fuse the first section of pipe to the first pipeline, the positioning member further configured to position the pipe fuser in a second position to fuse the second section of pipe to the second pipeline. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first section of pipe and the first pipeline are of a different size than the second pipe section and second pipeline. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a second pipe fuser disposed on the support chassis, the pipe fuser positioned and configured to fuse the first section of pipe to the first pipeline and the second pipe fuser positioned and configured to fuse the second section of pipe to the second pipeline. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising one or more pipe section guides connected to the support chassis, the pipe section guides configured to align a section of pipe with a pipeline for fusion of the section of pipe to the pipeline by the pipe fuser. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising one or more pipeline guides connected to the support chassis, the pipeline guides positioned to support and align the pipeline for fusion of the pipe section to the pipeline by the pipe fuser. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the pipeline guide is further configured to direct the pipelines and to deposit the fused pipelines into a ditch, the fused pipelines positioned within the ditch such that the fused pipelines are substantially vertically oriented with respect to each other. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a ditch digger configured to pull the support chassis forward along the surface, the ditch digger configured to dig at least one ditch, the at least one ditch proportioned to receive the fused pipelines. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the support chassis is proportioned to span a ditch, the ditch proportioned to receive the fused pipelines. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an entry platform coupled to the support chassis, the entry platform transporting a plurality of unfused sections of pipe, the entry platform comprising a base and one or more keepers configured to retain the plurality of unfused sections of pipe off of the surface. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a pipe alteration platform coupled to the support chassis, the pipe alteration platform disposed above the surface and aligned to position a spacer in line with one of the first pipeline and the second pipeline, the spacer placed between the fused pipelines to maintain a predefined separation distance between the fused pipelines. 11. An apparatus for concurrently forming a plurality of pipelines, the apparatus comprising: a support chassis; at least one transportation facilitation member coupled to the support chassis, the at least one transportation facilitation member facilitating the movement of the support chassis along a surface; a first pipe fuser disposed on the support chassis, the first pipe fuser fusing a first section of pipe to a first pipeline by heating an end of the first section of pipe and an end of first pipeline and holding the first section of pipe in a mating relationship with the first pipeline to fuse the first section of pipe to the first pipeline; and a second pipe fuser disposed on the support chassis, the second pipe fuser comprising a pipe fuser that independently fuses a second section of pipe to a second pipeline by heating an end of the second section of pipe and an end of second pipeline and holding the second section of pipe in a mating relationship with the second pipeline to fuse the second section of pipe to the second pipeline, the second pipe fuser being separate from the first pipe fuser. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first pipe fuser fuses the first section of pipe to the first pipeline with the support chassis in a stationary position and the second pipe fuser independently fuses the second section of pipe to the second pipeline with the support chassis remaining in the same stationary position. 13. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising one or more positioning members disposed on the support chassis, each positioning member engaging one or more of a pipe fuser and a support chassis to position the first pipe fuser in a position to fuse the first section of pipe to the first pipeline and to position the second pipe fuser in a second position to fuse the second section of pipe to the second pipeline. 14. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a pipe section guide connected to the support chassis, the pipe section guide configured to align a section of pipe with a pipeline for fusion to the pipeline by a pipe fuser. 15. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a pipeline guide connected to the support chassis, the pipeline guide positioned to support and align the pipeline for fusion of the pipe section to the pipeline by a pipe fuser, the pipeline guide configured to direct and to deposit the fused pipelines into a ditch the fused pipelines positioned within the ditch such that the fused pipelines are substantially vertically oriented with respect to each other. 16. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising an entry platform attached to the support chassis, the entry platform transporting a plurality of unfused sections of pipe, the entry platform comprising a base and one or more keeper configured to retain the plurality of unfused sections of pipe off of the surface. 17. A system for concurrently forming a plurality of pipelines, the system comprising: a support chassis; at least one transportation facilitation member coupled to the support chassis, the at least one transportation facilitation member facilitating the movement of the support chassis along a surface; a motor coupled to the support chassis and the at least one transportation facilitation member; an entry platform coupled to the support chassis, the entry platform transporting a plurality of unfused sections of pipe, the entry platform comprising a base and one or more keepers configured to retain the plurality of unfused sections of pipe off of the surface; a first pipe fuser disposed on the support chassis, the first pipe fuser configured to fuse a first section of pipe to a first pipeline by heating an end of the first section of pipe and an end of first pipeline and holding the first section of pipe in a mating relationship with the first pipeline to fuse the first section of pipe to the first pipeline; and a second pipe fuser disposed on the support chassis, the second pipe fuser comprising a pipe fuser configured to independently fuse a second section of pipe to a second pipeline by heating an end of the second section of pipe and an end of second pipeline and holding the second section of pipe in a mating relationship with the second pipeline to fuse the second section of pipe to the second pipeline, the second pipe fuser being separate from the first pipe fuser. 18. The system of claim 17, further comprising at least one pipe section guide connected to the support chassis, the at least one pipe section guide configured to align the first section of pipe with the first pipeline for fusion to the first pipeline by the first pipe fuser, the at least one pipe section guide further configured to align the second section of pipe with the second pipeline for fusion to the second pipeline by the second pipe fuser. 19. The system of claim 17, wherein the first section of pipe and the first pipeline are a substantially different size than the second pipe section and second pipeline, the first pipe fuser configured to accommodate the size of the first section of pipe and the first pipeline and the second pipe fuser configured to accommodate the size of the second section of pipe and the second pipeline. 20. The system of claim 17, further comprising a pipeline guide connected to the support chassis, the pipeline guide positioned to support and align the first pipeline for fusion of the first pipe section to the pipeline by the first pipe fuser, the pipeline guide positioned to support and align the second pipeline for fusion of the second pipe section to the second pipeline, wherein the pipeline guide is further configured to direct and deposit the fused first pipeline and the fused second pipeline into a ditch, the first pipeline positioned within the ditch substantially above the second pipeline such that the first pipeline and the second pipeline are vertically oriented with respect to each other.
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