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22 Korea Fire Institute (KFI) approvals · 11 IP rights (6 patents · 5 registered designs) · LH New Technology certification · SOC Technology Market certification · ISO 9001

KFI

22 Korea Fire Institute approvals

Products approved to KFIS 020, pipe fittings for fire-protection systems. The certificates themselves can be downloaded below.

12 of 22 certificates are available in English. The remaining 10 are marked Korean and are shown in their original Korean form. English versions are being issued and will be published as they arrive.

2021 · First approvals 12 items

2022 · Range extended 8 items

2024 · Extended to stainless steel (SUS) 2 items

PATENTS

6 registered patents

Branch devices, connecting devices, pipe devices and installation jigs — the patents cover both the product and the way it is installed.

Patent no.Title of inventionFiledRegisteredNotes
제10-1854531호분기장치 (Branch device)2016. 09. 29.2018. 04. 26.
제10-2178457호연결장치 (Connecting device)2020. 04. 10.2020. 11. 09.
제10-2232490호파이프 장치 (Pipe device)2020. 08. 18.2021. 03. 22.
제10-2328611호파이프 장치 (Pipe device)2021. 01. 26.2021. 11. 15.BT Series (Bevel-prepared Branch Outlet Fitting)
제10-2482586호파이프 홀 커팅용 가이드 클램프 (Guide clamp for pipe hole cutting)2020. 12. 08.2022. 12. 26.
Number pending소방용 신축배관 커넥터 (Flexible piping connector for fire protection)2026. 07.Application No. 10-2026-0052081 · registration number pending
Patent certificate 제10-1854531호 분기장치 (Branch device)

제10-1854531호

분기장치 (Branch device)

Patent certificate 제10-2178457호 연결장치 (Connecting device)

제10-2178457호

연결장치 (Connecting device)

Patent certificate 제10-2232490호 파이프 장치 (Pipe device)

제10-2232490호

파이프 장치 (Pipe device)

Patent certificate 제10-2328611호 파이프 장치 (Pipe device)

제10-2328611호

파이프 장치 (Pipe device)

Patent certificate 제10-2482586호 파이프 홀 커팅용 가이드 클램프 (Guide clamp for pipe hole cutting)

제10-2482586호

파이프 홀 커팅용 가이드 클램프 (Guide clamp for pipe hole cutting)

※ On the certificate images the company registration number and the inventor’s personal details have been masked for privacy. The patent numbers and the filing and registration dates can be looked up by anyone on KIPRIS, the Korean Intellectual Property Office search service.

DESIGN RIGHTS

5 registered designs

The shape of the pipe connector itself is protected as well — bevel reducers (female and male thread), welding groove types, saddle types and pipe fixing clamps, across the whole range.

Registration no.ArticleFormFiledRegisteredNotes
제30-1154617호파이프 피팅용 클램프 (Clamp for pipe fitting)Pipe fixing clamp2020. 12. 08.2022. 03. 07.Rights assigned from EZ Coupling Co., Ltd. — current holder PLS Co., Ltd.
제30-1161996호배관 연결구 (Pipe connector)Bevel reducer · female thread type2021. 07. 30.2022. 04. 27.
제30-1174036호배관 연결구 (Pipe connector)Welding groove (bevel) type · partial design2021. 04. 15.2022. 07. 18.
제30-1193752호배관 연결구 (Pipe connector)Bevel reducer · male thread type · partial design2021. 12. 28.2022. 11. 30.
제30-1257230호배관 연결구 (Pipe connector)Saddle type2023. 05. 31.2024. 04. 09.ST Series (Saddle type Branch Outlet Fitting)
배관 연결구 (Pipe connector) design registration certificate 제30-1161996호

제30-1161996호

배관 연결구 (Pipe connector) · Bevel reducer · female thread type

배관 연결구 (Pipe connector) design registration certificate 제30-1174036호

제30-1174036호

배관 연결구 (Pipe connector) · Welding groove (bevel) type · partial design

※ The designer’s personal details have been masked.

※ Registered designs can be looked up on KIPRIS by their registration number. The designer’s personal details shown on the certificates were masked before publication.

NEW TECHNOLOGY

New technology · public-sector certification

Technology examined and certified by public institutions. It can be submitted as technical evidence on public procurement and government-funded projects.

LH New Technology certification (product approval)

LH New Technology certification (product approval)

제 2022-기계-2호

Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH) · Pipe device · 2022. 11.

2022. 11. 10. ~ 2027. 12. 31.

SOC Technology Market certification

SOC Technology Market certification

SOC-LH-2022-11-0328

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, SOC Demonstration Center · Pipe device · 2022. 11.

Registered 2022. 11. 23.

PERFORMANCE

Performance test results · quality management

TestCriterionResult
Hydrostatic pressure testNo cracking, permanent deformation or damage shall occur under 1.5 times the maximum working pressure.3.0 MPa
Body strength testNo cracking, permanent deformation or damage shall occur under 5 times the maximum working pressure (1.4 MPa or more).10 MPa

※ To KFIS 020, pipe fittings for fire-protection systems. Results of the Korea Fire Institute (KFI) approval testing.

ISO 9001 Quality Management System

ISO 9001 Quality Management System

Certified to the international standard for quality management systems