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Insituform's inception was prompted by the invention of [[cured-in-place pipe]] (CIPP) by Eric Wood of the United Kingdom in the early 1970s. Its name comes from the Latin phrase "in situ form." The name was [[genericized]] to describe the CIPP process for several years following the expiration of the Insituform [[patent]]. |
Insituform's inception was prompted by the invention of [[cured-in-place pipe]] (CIPP) by Eric Wood of the United Kingdom in the early 1970s. Its name comes from the Latin phrase "in situ form." The name was [[genericized]] to describe the CIPP process for several years following the expiration of the Insituform [[patent]]. |
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* Information on U.S. Patent no. 4009063: [http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?u=%2Fnetahtml%2Fsrchnum.htm&Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&r=1&l=50&f=G&d=PALL&s1=4009063.PN.&OS=PN/4009063&RS=PN/4009063] |
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* Related information on CIPP patents:[http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5736166-description.html] |
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Bold textInsituform Technologies, Inc. is a worldwide provider of trenchless technologies for gravity and pressure pipelines. It is publicly traded on the NASDAQ (NASD: INSU).
Insituform's inception was prompted by the invention of cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) by Eric Wood of the United Kingdom in the early 1970s. Its name comes from the Latin phrase "in situ form." The name was genericized to describe the CIPP process for several years following the expiration of the Insituform patent.