GEORGE JOSEPH FOOS
Pilots at Wapakoneta Rd, Grand Rapids, OH
License number
Ohio A2513583
Issued Date
Dec 2015
Expiration Date
Dec 2017
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
15665 Wapakoneta Rd, Grand Rapids, OH 43522
Professional information
Pipe Joint And Couplers
US Patent:
7011345, Mar 14, 2006
Filed:
Sep 26, 2003
Appl. No.:
10/672543
Inventors:
George J. Foos - Grand Rapids OH, US
Assignee:
The Lamson & Sessions Co. - Cleveland OH
International Classification:
F16L 17/00
US Classification:
285374, 285921, 285237, 285224, 285231
Abstract:
A pipe joint between cylindrical male and female couplers having terminal end portions with cooperating cam surfaces that facilitate assembly of the couplers. Cooperating projections on the couplers cam past one another when the couplers are assembled and restrain the couplers against separation. A gasket is interposed between the couplers, and the couplers are articulatable at least several degrees to permit some curvature to a string of pipe. The couplers have splines received in annular sockets in the ends of pipes, and the sockets are filled with adhesive to retain the splines therein. The gasket is prelubricated and protected by a plastic wrap that also provides protection against ultraviolet rays. Cylindrical ring couplers are formed by extruding a strip having a coupler cross-sectional profile, cutting a length of the strip and fusing the ends at a joint. The joint is deburred and polished, and the ring is heated and placed on a mandrel where the ring cools to relieve stress in the plastic and provide the final cylindrical configuration.
Conduit-Making Apparatus With A Variable Diameter Winding Drum
US Patent:
6250908, Jun 26, 2001
Filed:
Feb 23, 1999
Appl. No.:
9/256651
Inventors:
George J. Foos - Grand Rapids OH
Assignee:
The Lamson & Sessions Co. - Cleveland OH
International Classification:
B29C 5362
US Classification:
425391
Abstract:
An apparatus is disclosed for making a conduit or pipe. An extruder is provided for producing a strip of continuous thermoplastic. A winding drum receives the strip and helically winds the strip around the drum's perimeter to form a conduit having an inner diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the drum. The drum includes a core tube surrounded by a plurality of rollers which define the outer diameter of the drum. The rollers rotate to advance the strip around the drum. A plurality of support columns are used to support the roller at each end. A hub assembly is used to movably support the support columns in slidable engagement. The support columns are radially displaced by the hub assembly between two positions, in order to vary the outer diameter of the drum between two diameters.
Conduit-Making Apparatus With A Multiple Diameter Winding Drum
US Patent:
6209607, Apr 3, 2001
Filed:
Feb 23, 1999
Appl. No.:
9/255356
Inventors:
George J. Foos - Grand Rapids OH
Assignee:
The Lamson & Sessions Co. - Cleveland OH
International Classification:
B65H 8100
US Classification:
156428
Abstract:
An apparatus is disclosed for making a conduit or pipe. An extruder is provided for producing a strip of continuous thermoplastic. A winding drum receives the strip and helically winds the strip around the drum's perimeter to form a conduit having an inner diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the drum. The drum includes a core tube surrounded by a plurality of rollers which define the outer diameter of the drum. The rollers rotate to advance the strip around the drum. A pair of detachable plates are provided for supporting said rollers. Each plate has a plurality of support structures for receiving and removably supporting each of said rollers at either end, at a desired radial distance from the drum axis, in order to define the drum diameter. The pair of plates is part of a plurality of pairs of plates, with each pair being of a different diameter to manufacture pipe or conduit of a variety of different diameters.