Patents
US 11402039 B2: Venting tube arrangement
- Granted
- 2022-08-02
- Filed
- 2019-12-19 application 16721105
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A collapsible conduit includes an elongated sheet configured as a coil, the coil having a longitudinal axis, the elongated sheet having a first edge that includes a first hem and a second edge opposite the first edge and that includes a second hem, each hem including an overlapping portion that overlaps with the overlapping portion of the other hem, the first hem interlocked with the second hem to form an interlocking arrangement between the first and second edges, wherein the conduit is collapsible along the longitudinal axis between fully extended and collapsed positions, and wherein the overlapping portion of the each hem has an arcuate cross-section shape when the conduit is in both the fully extended and collapsed positions.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220802.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Builder's Best 3 patents | US company or organization | Jacksonville, TX | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John L. Andersen | Tyler, TX | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Aaron Matthew Lowe | Center Point, TX | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16L | Pipes; joints or fittings for pipes; supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing; means for thermal insulation in general | F16L11/111 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BUILDER'S BEST, LLC signed 2024-10-04 | DURAVENT, INC. DETROIT, MI | 73497/621 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2025-05-30 | Name change Change of name | BUILDER'S BEST, INC. signed 2024-09-27 | BUILDER'S BEST, LLC JACKSONVILLE, TX | 71472/987 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2025-05-01 | Name change Change of name | BUILDER'S BEST, INC. signed 2024-09-29 | BUILDER'S BEST, LLC JACKSONVILLE, TX | 71151/443 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2025-01-03 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the name of the assignee previously recorded at reel: 51335 frame: 359. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment . | ANDERSEN, JOHN L. signed 2019-12-18 LOWE, AARON MATTHEW signed 2019-12-18 | BUILDER'S BEST INC. JACKSONVILLE, TX | 69848/662 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2024-10-05 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | BUILDER’S BEST, LLC signed 2024-10-04 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 68808/630 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-12-19 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ANDERSEN, JOHN L signed 2019-12-18 LOWE, AARON MATTHEW signed 2019-12-18 | BUILDER'S BEST JACKSONVILLE, TX | 51335/359 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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