GB2229247B - Pipe cleaning apparatus - Google Patents

Pipe cleaning apparatus

Info

Publication number: GB2229247B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: cleaning apparatus; pipe cleaning; pipe; cleaning
Prior art date: 1989-03-15
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

Application number

GB9005350A

Other versions

GB9005350D0 (en

GB2229247A (en

Inventor

Christopher Frank Kershaw

Kenneth Samuel Hemmingway

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Individual

Original Assignee

Individual

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1989-03-15

Filing date

1990-03-09

Publication date

1993-01-13

1990-03-09 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

1990-05-02 Publication of GB9005350D0 publication Critical patent/GB9005350D0/en

1990-09-19 Publication of GB2229247A publication Critical patent/GB2229247A/en

1993-01-13 Application granted granted Critical

1993-01-13 Publication of GB2229247B publication Critical patent/GB2229247B/en

2010-03-09 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B08—CLEANING
- B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
- B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto
- B08B9/02—Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes
- B08B9/027—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages
- B08B9/04—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes
- B08B9/053—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction
- B08B9/055—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction the cleaning devices conforming to, or being conformable to, substantially the same cross-section of the pipes, e.g. pigs or moles
- B08B9/0557—Pigs with rings shaped cleaning members, e.g. cup shaped pigs

Landscapes

Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Cleaning In General (AREA)

GB9005350A 1989-03-15 1990-03-09 Pipe cleaning apparatus Expired - Lifetime GB2229247B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB898905890A GB8905890D0 (en)	1989-03-15	1989-03-15	Pipe cleaning apparatus

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB9005350D0 GB9005350D0 (en)	1990-05-02
GB2229247A GB2229247A (en)	1990-09-19
GB2229247B true GB2229247B (en)	1993-01-13

Family

ID=10653339

Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB898905890A Pending GB8905890D0 (en)	1989-03-15	1989-03-15	Pipe cleaning apparatus
GB9005350A Expired - Lifetime GB2229247B (en)	1989-03-15	1990-03-09	Pipe cleaning apparatus

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB898905890A Pending GB8905890D0 (en)	1989-03-15	1989-03-15	Pipe cleaning apparatus

Country Status (1)

Country	Link
GB (2)	GB8905890D0 (en)

Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US5265302A (en) *	1991-03-12	1993-11-30	Orlande Sivacoe	Pipeline pig
US5358573A (en) *	1991-03-25	1994-10-25	Orlande Sivacoe	Method of cleaning a pipe with a cylindrical pipe pig having pins in the central portion
CA2099794C (en) *	1993-07-05	2000-01-11	Orlande Sivacoe	Scraper for a pipe pig
US5607513A (en) *	1995-12-13	1997-03-04	Praxair Technology, Inc.	Alternating tip run process for pipe cleaning
US5996158A (en) *	1998-03-04	1999-12-07	Praxair Technology, Inc.	Cleaning module and novel cleaning studs
US6173469B1 (en)	1999-07-06	2001-01-16	Dwane O. Laymon	Urethane spring for use in a pipeline pig

Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB493475A (en) *	1937-01-02	1938-10-03	Friedrich August Luhr	Improved centrifugal apparatus for removing rust scale and the like from metallic surfaces
GB814517A (en) *	1957-08-26	1959-06-03	Cement Linings Pty Ltd	Improved pipe cleaner
GB845338A (en) *	1958-10-10	1960-08-17	Williamson Inc T	Pipeline scraper
US3805311A (en) *	1972-09-08	1974-04-23	Du Pont	Scraper device
GB1423132A (en) *	1971-12-10	1976-01-28	Lloyd Ltd Ernest	Pipeline pigs batch separators and the like
GB1510606A (en) *	1975-01-01	1978-05-10	Clamans P	Rotary scrapers
US4370895A (en) *	1979-01-25	1983-02-01	British Gas Corporation	Friction drive wheels
EP0234072A1 (en) *	1986-02-21	1987-09-02	Kenneth M. Knapp	Bristle pig cup

1989
- 1989-03-15 GB GB898905890A patent/GB8905890D0/en active Pending
1990
- 1990-03-09 GB GB9005350A patent/GB2229247B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB493475A (en) *	1937-01-02	1938-10-03	Friedrich August Luhr	Improved centrifugal apparatus for removing rust scale and the like from metallic surfaces
GB814517A (en) *	1957-08-26	1959-06-03	Cement Linings Pty Ltd	Improved pipe cleaner
GB845338A (en) *	1958-10-10	1960-08-17	Williamson Inc T	Pipeline scraper
GB1423132A (en) *	1971-12-10	1976-01-28	Lloyd Ltd Ernest	Pipeline pigs batch separators and the like
US3805311A (en) *	1972-09-08	1974-04-23	Du Pont	Scraper device
GB1510606A (en) *	1975-01-01	1978-05-10	Clamans P	Rotary scrapers
US4370895A (en) *	1979-01-25	1983-02-01	British Gas Corporation	Friction drive wheels
EP0234072A1 (en) *	1986-02-21	1987-09-02	Kenneth M. Knapp	Bristle pig cup

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
GB9005350D0 (en)	1990-05-02
GB8905890D0 (en)	1989-04-26
GB2229247A (en)	1990-09-19

Publication	Publication Date	Title
AU105832S (en)	1989-11-01	Cleaning apparatus
EP0588553A3 (en)	1994-08-10	Cleaning apparatus
EP0744148A3 (en)	1997-02-12	Cleaning apparatus
HUT66444A (en)	1994-11-28	Sewage cleaning apparatus
GB8702921D0 (en)	1987-03-18	Pipe cleaning device
GB2232068B (en)	1993-12-01	Cleaning apparatus
GB8915305D0 (en)	1989-08-23	Cleaning apparatus & method
GB2229247B (en)	1993-01-13	Pipe cleaning apparatus
GB8900714D0 (en)	1989-03-08	Cleaning apparatus
GB2216979B (en)	1992-02-05	Apparatus for cleaning pipelines
GB8815544D0 (en)	1988-08-03	Cleaning apparatus
GB8919590D0 (en)	1989-10-11	Cleaning apparatus
GB9007245D0 (en)	1990-05-30	Cleaning apparatus
GB2229376B (en)	1992-11-04	Cleaning apparatus
GB9014665D0 (en)	1990-08-22	Drain cleaning apparatus
GB8924162D0 (en)	1989-12-13	Cleaning apparatus
GB9001850D0 (en)	1990-03-28	Cleaning apparatus
GB9104332D0 (en)	1991-04-17	Cleaning apparatus
GB8906290D0 (en)	1989-05-04	Magnetic pipe cleaning apparatus
IL88889A0 (en)	1989-08-15	Cleaning apparatus
GB8900961D0 (en)	1989-03-08	Cleaning apparatus
GB8918425D0 (en)	1989-09-20	Cleaning apparatus
GB9027049D0 (en)	1991-02-06	Cleaning apparatus
GB9025610D0 (en)	1991-01-09	Rotary-brush cleaning apparatus
GB9005018D0 (en)	1990-05-02	Cleaning apparatus

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2001-02-14	732E	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
2010-03-31	PE20	Patent expired after termination of 20 years	Expiry date: 20100308