US Patent Issued to Colt Services on May 5 for "System and method for containment of fluids from a compromised pipe or piping system" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,503, issued on May 5, was assigned to Colt Services LLC (Houston).

"System and method for containment of fluids from a compromised pipe or piping system" was invented by Matthew R. Gallian (Houston) and Wesley R. Hoffer (Beaumont, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments presented provide a modular repair enclosure for repairing or sealing leaks or potential leaks in a pipe. In some embodiments, the modular repair enclosure comprises three or more interchangeable enclosure sections that, when assembled around a section of pipe, seal the section of pipe and provide containment for any leaks in the section of pipe. The use of thr...