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7624817 Bore hole reaming apparatus and method  
A bore hole reaming apparatus characterized by one or more cleaning devices such as bursting heads attached to a pull rod and typically having one or more mandrels attached thereto in tandem for...
7607863 Automated pipe-laying method and apparatus  
A trench box, including a pair of oppositely disposed parallel elongated sidewalls defining a work volume, distal and proximal support members extending between the sidewalls, and a track...
7581600 Method of forming a trenchless flowline  
An improved method of forming a trenchless flow line is provided. The method includes support of the boring tool at each sight relief hole using a hook extending downwardly into the hole so as to...
7465124 Method and apparatus for installing underground pipe  
A ground piercing pipe tool for carrying and depositing pipes of different inner diameter under a ground surface, comprising a ground piercing tip and impact-receiving end cap respectively...
7377722 Cable handler adapted to use with a vehicle  
A cable handling accessory for use on an earth moving vehicle, such as a back hoe. The accessory replaces the front bucket of a backhoe and has cable rolled thereon.
7275892 Tool and method for installation of water pipe  
A tool used for installing water systems. The tool consists of a probe having a central body, a tapered end, and an anvil end. Pipe is slid over the central body forming a pipe and probe assembly...
7270500 Method for installing an underground water pipe  
A method for installing water pipe beneath nonmoving objects with a presence in the earth with a tool for installing water pipe made of a central body, a ring encircling the central body, a tapered...
7267506 Tool for installing an underground water pipe  
A tool for installing water pipe made of a central body, a ring encircling the central body, a tapered end, and an anvil end. Water pipe slides over the tapered end, over the ring and is stopped by...
7261493 Device and method for laying and joining pipe  
A pipe installation device and a method for laying consecutive lengths of bell and spigot pipe. The pipe installation device installs sequential pipe lengths. The pipe installation device includes...
6991406 Method and apparatus for consolidating earth strata  
Method for consolidating an earth stratum situated in a subgrade by withdrawing water that is present in there from it, comprising the stepwise arrangement from the surface of the soil, at some...
6976498 Method of fitting a cable into a pipe  
A method of installing a cable or conduit into at least one plastic pipe of a fluid carrying pipeline system, comprises attaching a first saddle fitting at a first location on said plastic pipe by...
6899842 Method and installation for laying a cylindrical pipe on a support  
A process and plant for laying a pipe in a trench comprising placing a flattened tubular preform in the trench, the perform having a reinforcement surrounding an inner seal, the reinforcement being...
6830412 Device for digging narrow trenches and laying prefabricated tongued and grooved components  
A trencher comprising a cutting disc ( 2 ) with a prefabricated tongued and grooved element feeder comprising a sweeper box ( 32 ) with a U-shaped transverse cross section closed at the front by a...
6821054 Method and system for laying pipe through the use of a plow  
A method and system for laying and burying pipe a seabed using a pipe trenching plow that is advanced along the seabed to form a continuous trench. The pipe trenching plow cuts a pilot hole in the...
6773205 Apparatus and method for cable installation in ducting  
An apparatus for and method of installing a cable in ducting from a location intermediate the length of the ducting. The cable is provided in a coil at the location and some cable is passed from...
6761506 Pipe lay system with tension compensator  
A pipe lay vessel with a reel for carrying a length of pipe and first drive part for controlling rotation of the reel. A substantially vertical guide structure includes at its upper end a...
6755593 Pipe replacement method and rotary impact mechanism for pipe bursting  
An impactor for use with a directional boring machine having a drill string connectable to the impactor for pulling the impactor through an existing pipeline uses rotation of the drill string to...
6637978 Method and a working machine for the laying cable, pipes or the like  
A method and a working machine ( 1 ) for the laying of wires ( 2 ) and/or infrastructures, wherein the steps of excavation (S) to execute an excavation (S) having a depth and width in accordance...
6616378 Device and method for storing and protecting data relating to pipe installation  
A device ( 6 ) for attachment to a pipe ( 7 ) to be installed in the ground has load cells ( 17 ) for detecting a pulling force applied to the pipe ( 7 ), as the latter is pulled through the...
6585453 Apparatus for trenchless underground pipe replacement  
An apparatus for replacing underground pipe. The apparatus has a fracturing or cutting element to fracture or cut underground pipe as it is drawn through the underground pipe. The apparatus...
6481930 Apparatus and method for inserting and removing a flexible first material into a second material  
An apparatus for inserting and removing a flexible first material into a second material ( 20 ) includes a moveable carriage ( 22 ). An adjustable clamp ( 24 ) is connected to the moveable carriage...
6419424 Coil pipe trailer  
A tailer for transporting coiled pipe and assisting in the unwinding of the pipe for laying in a trench. A support cradle contacts the outer surface of the coil, thereby obviating the need for a...
6299382 Method for installing an underground pipe  
A method is provided for removing an expander from a ground piercing tool of the type having an elongated tubular tool body with a front nose and a striker disposed for reciprocation within an...
6261027 Portable pulling apparatus  
The present invention provides a portable pulling apparatus suitable for mounting in an exit pit during installation of a pipeline. A portable pulling apparatus of the invention includes an...
6238140 Method for laying tile or pipe underground  
A method for burying pipe or tile and, especially, double walled drainage tile. The method comprises the steps of digging a relatively wide trench having a bottom with a desired grade and loosening...
6183163 Method and apparatus for laying out a pipeline  
A method and apparatus for laying a pipeline. Working and receiving pits are dug out. An active working member is dropped into the working pit at a preselected depth. The active working member is...
6139223 Trench filler  
A trench filler having a generally synclinal front section having a solid top and generally downwardly extending sidewalls, a rear section of unitary construction with the front section, the rear...
6095721 Method and device for burying a conduit under water  
6065902 Device for producing a cable  
A method and device for on-site producing a cable at the location for placing the cable includes a mobile device supporting an arrangement for forming a protective sheath of the cable and an...
6053665 Silt fence fabric, apparatus and method  
A silt fence fabric with an enlarged edge fits into a slotted blade edge, and is paid out through the slot into the ground as the blade cuts a slit in the ground.
5988948 Underwater plough and method for varying ploughing depth  
An underwater plough for ploughing an underwater bed, the plough comprising a first share (10) and a second share (21) which is movable with respect to the first share whereby the depth of the...
5975804 Tile plow  
A tile plow includes a horizontal beam and a shoe extending downwardly from the beam. The beam and shoe are supported on a rear wheel assembly, and a front linkage assembly. The beam and shoe are...
5961252 Underground utility installation tension monitoring arrangement and method  
An improved method of operating a drilling system for purposes of installing an underground line and associated apparatus are disclosed. The drilling system includes a drill rig which is...
5934834 Machine for making grooves in the ground  
According to the invention: said machine comprises: a base plate (8) through which a segment of a disk (4) can pass, said base plate preventing matter from the grooves from being thrown outward;...
5934831 Method and device for producing a cable  
A method and device for on-site producing a cable at the location for placing the cable includes a mobile device supporting an arrangement for forming a protective sheath of the cable and an...
5930923 Method for operation to excavate underdrain in the field ground and a device for operation to excavate underdrain  
A method of operation to effectively excavate an underdrain in the field ground having a long service life and ensuring that the underdrain will not be closed after a long period of time and a...
5879109 Process and apparatus for introducing an optical or electrical cable into solid ground  
A process and apparatus for introducing a cable into a channel, which is formed into a heated surface of solid ground, such as asphalt, displaces the material to form a channel, inserts the cable...
5846026 Method for pipeline padding  
A method for pipeline padding for reducing the size of spoil disposed in a pile utilizes a vehicle having first and second sides adapted for movement on the surface of the spoil pile. The vehicle...
5816744 Underwater cable burial machine having tripable plows  
A cable burying machine having three plow blades which are mounted on a rotating disk. The disk is restrained from movement in normal operation, but if the active plow blade encounters an obstacle...
5765966 Sub-surface trenching and backfill apparatus  
A soil sub-surface trenching apparatus adapted to deliver a ribbon deposit of an aggregate material to form a downwardly extending curtain thereof below the soil surface level and thereby provide a...
5755530 Underwater cable burial machine having improved cable laying apparatus  
The cable laying apparatus, which solves many of the problems heretofore associated with existing cable laying mechanisms for underwater burial machines, uses a pivotally liftable depressor wheel,...
5746541 Electronic dog fence installer  
A mobile sod cutting machine has mounting arms that have a central axis of elongation with a cable installer mechanism mounted to the lower end of one of the arms for being reciprocated with the...
5743676 Method and device for keeping outfall drainage in service during sewerage construction  
In a method for keeping outfall drainage in service whilst constructing sewerage, wherein a main drain is laid in the position of an old drain or in a new line by pipe or shield tunnelling under...
5741088 Apparatus for underground excavation  
An excavation apparatus comprising: a wedge member for driving through the ground and for slidingly contacting and lifting an overburden located beneath the surface of the ground substantially...
5707175 Excavating and pipe laying machines  
A pipe laying machine comprises a vehicle carrying a trench excavator followed by a pipe laying box running in the trench. Pipe lengths are stored in the pipe laying box one above another and the...
5645784 Diameter reduction insertion method for lining tubular members  
A method and apparatus are shown for lining a tubular member with an elastomeric liner having an outside diameter which is initially greater than the inside diameter of the tubular member. A series...
5641246 Cable laying apparatus  
A method of laying cable such as fiber optic cable which cannot be twisted past an obstacle includes rewinding the cable from the inner end through an excavation under the obstacle from a first...
5632574 Backfilling device and apparatus therefor  
A ditch backfilling device and apparatus therefor are disclosed. In particular, the ditch backfilling device includes a mainframe for supporting a compartment for storing the backfill material and...
5522699 Pipe laying assembly  
A pipe laying apparatus for assembling segments of pipe into a pipeline, the pipe laying apparatus having a pipe storage assembly supported by a driving assembly. A pipe removing assembly removes...
5518339 Cable/pipe suspension device and laying apparatus  
A suspension device of this invention is used to carry a linear material over a cradle receiver and release the linear material onto the receiver, comprising a suspension means, a release means and...
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