US Patent:
20080196900, Aug 21, 2008
Inventors:
Richard Thomas Leibfried - Chester Springs PA, US
Guglielmo Pernice - The Woodlands TX, US
Geoff Small - Little Bookham, GB
Jack Vloedman - Houston TX, US
Alan Wood - Penrith, GB
Assignee:
VICTREX MANUFACTURING LIMITED - Thornton Cleveleys
International Classification:
E21B 17/00
Abstract:
A method of fitting a compressed component, for example a pipe, in a receiver, for example a bore, comprises compressing a selected component which is made out of a polymeric material having a glass transition temperature of at least 100 C., for example polyetheretherketone; arranging the compressed component in position within a receiver; and subjecting the compressed component to conditions, for example of temperature and/or pressure, whereby the compressed component expands.