US Patent Issued to MAGMA GLOBAL on Sept. 23 for "Composite pipe end-fitting" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,068, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to MAGMA GLOBAL Ltd. (Great Britain).

"Composite pipe end-fitting" was invented by Daniel Clement Holman (Southampton, Great Britain) and Fred William Merchant (Portchester, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composite pipe termination is provided comprising: a) a composite pipe having an interior pipe surface, an exterior pipe surface, a pipe end and a liner; b) a composite annular portion attached to the exterior pipe surface, the external surface of the annular portion comprising circumferentially extending ridges; c) a collet having an interior collet surface, wherein the collet ...