ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,072, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to United Pipeline de Mexico S.A. DE C.V. (El Marques, Mexico) and United Pipeline Systems Inc. (Durango, Colo.).
"System and method for installing pipe liners" was invented by Alejandro Gutierrez Katze (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus for moving pipe rehabilitation objects, such as a pipe liner through a host pipeline. Flexible tubing is used to connect to the pipe rehabilitation object and to apply a force to cause the pipe rehabilitation objection to move through host pipeline. The flexible tubing is also capable of conveying a fluid, such as a lubricant through th...