Expandable pin plug for automated use
CA 2231697 C · Owner: Havlinek, Kenneth · Inventors: Havlinek, Kenneth; Macdougall, Thomas D.; Tesciuba, Michele
Overview
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This invention is a new device that can be used to plug perforations in materials. This plug comprises a cylinder plug with a tapered bore partially extending through the plug from one end. A cylinder pin that is tapered substantially the same as the plug will fit in the plug after installation is complete. A shear flange surrounds the pin so that when the pin is installed in the plug, the shear flange is against a plug flange. The pin is adhered to the plug by means such as a thin layer of epoxy or glue which allows the pin and plug to be handled as a single component. The pin is designed so that while in this position, there is no significant radial expansion of the plug. The pin has a …
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- Filed March 9, 1998 and granted July 3, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 9, 2018.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by March 9, 2020.
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