Isolation tool for plugging the interior of a pipeline

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APP PUB NO 20070023096A1
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11193756

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An isolation tool for closing a pipeline including a packer module having a cylindrical body member and at least one ring of elastomeric material slidably received on the cylindrical body, the ring being radially outwardly compressible in response to axial force, and including a grip module having a central body with a plurality of at least three rails radially extending in spaced apart relationship from the central body, each rail having an edge inclined at an angle to a longitudinal axis, a grip shoe contoured to bite into the pipe interior wall surface slidably supported on each inclined edge and a hydraulic cylinder/piston member secured to translate the grip shoes on the rail edges, the grip module being linked to and serving to selectable anchor the packer module in the pipeline.

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TDW DELAWARE INC1100 MARKET STREET SUITE 780 WILMINGTON DE 19801

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Buckley, Wade Scott Houston, TX 1 15
Gage, Eric Neal Houston, TX 1 15

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