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Number: 405/174
Name: Hydraulic and earth engineering > Subterranean or submarine pipe or cable laying, retrieving, manipulating, or treating > By means advancing along terrain and guiding pipe or cable into subterranean position
Description: Method or apparatus wherein a means is utilized which moves continuously substantially parallel to the axis of the placed string or conduit to guide or direct said string or conduit from a position above the earth surface to a final, substantially fixed position below the surface.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
405/175 Condition responsive 22
405/180 Including trench forming plow with pipe or cable guide 71
405/178 Simultaneous laying of plural parallel pipes or cables 20
405/176 Tape or strip 25
405/179 With backfill or bedding material conveying or dispensing means 110
405/177 With positive feed or means to vary tension in pipe or cable 20


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7607863 Automated pipe-laying method and apparatus Oct. 27, 2009
7581600 Method of forming a trenchless flowline Sep. 1, 2009
7465124 Method and apparatus for installing underground pipe Dec. 16, 2008
7377722 Cable handler adapted to use with a vehicle May. 27, 2008
7275892 Tool and method for installation of water pipe Oct. 2, 2007
7270500 Method for installing an underground water pipe Sep. 18, 2007
7267506 Tool for installing an underground water pipe Sep. 11, 2007
7261493 Device and method for laying and joining pipe Aug. 28, 2007
7207749 Method and apparatus for installing underground pipe Apr. 24, 2007
7037042 Device and method for laying and joining pipe May. 2, 2006
6991406 Method and apparatus for consolidating earth strata Jan. 31, 2006
6976498 Method of fitting a cable into a pipe Dec. 20, 2005
6899842 Method and installation for laying a cylindrical pipe on a support May. 31, 2005
6830412 Device for digging narrow trenches and laying prefabricated tongued and grooved components Dec. 14, 2004
6821054 Method and system for laying pipe through the use of a plow Nov. 23, 2004
6773205 Apparatus and method for cable installation in ducting Aug. 10, 2004
6761506 Pipe lay system with tension compensator Jul. 13, 2004
6755593 Pipe replacement method and rotary impact mechanism for pipe bursting Jun. 29, 2004
6655873 Method and apparatus for consolidating earth strata Dec. 2, 2003
6637978 Method and a working machine for the laying cable, pipes or the like Oct. 28, 2003
6616378 Device and method for storing and protecting data relating to pipe installation Sep. 9, 2003
6585453 Apparatus for trenchless underground pipe replacement Jul. 1, 2003
6551028 Pipe replacement apparatus Apr. 22, 2003
6536463 Method and system for installing cable in pressurized pipelines Mar. 25, 2003
6481930 Apparatus and method for inserting and removing a flexible first material into a second material Nov. 19, 2002
6478508 Apparatus for laying underground electric cables Nov. 12, 2002
6419424 Coil pipe trailer Jul. 16, 2002
6299382 Method for installing an underground pipe Oct. 9, 2001
6261027 Portable pulling apparatus Jul. 17, 2001
6238140 Method for laying tile or pipe underground May. 29, 2001
6183163 Method and apparatus for laying out a pipeline Feb. 6, 2001
6139223 Trench filler Oct. 31, 2000
6095721 Method and device for burying a conduit under water Aug. 1, 2000
6065902 Device for producing a cable May. 23, 2000
6053665 Silt fence fabric, apparatus and method Apr. 25, 2000
5988948 Underwater plough and method for varying ploughing depth Nov. 23, 1999
5975804 Tile plow Nov. 2, 1999
5967698 Permitting two adjacent pipe lengths to be joined together Oct. 19, 1999
5961252 Underground utility installation tension monitoring arrangement and method Oct. 5, 1999
5934834 Machine for making grooves in the ground Aug. 10, 1999
5934831 Method and device for producing a cable Aug. 10, 1999
5930923 Method for operation to excavate underdrain in the field ground and a device for operation to excavate underdrain Aug. 3, 1999
5879109 Process and apparatus for introducing an optical or electrical cable into solid ground Mar. 9, 1999
5846026 Method for pipeline padding Dec. 8, 1998
5816744 Underwater cable burial machine having tripable plows Oct. 6, 1998
5765966 Sub-surface trenching and backfill apparatus Jun. 16, 1998
5755530 Underwater cable burial machine having improved cable laying apparatus May. 26, 1998
5746541 Electronic dog fence installer May. 5, 1998
5743676 Method and device for keeping outfall drainage in service during sewerage construction Apr. 28, 1998
5741088 Apparatus for underground excavation Apr. 21, 1998

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