Patent ID: 7942350
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A supply line system for conveying a fluid, the system comprising: a first and a second conduit segment each having at least one inner conduit surface and an outer conduit surface; at least one fluid chamber within each of the first and second conduit segments and formed at least partially by the at least one inner conduit surface, thereby transporting a quantity of fluid along the length of each of said conduit segments; at least one electric wire located between the at least one inner conduit surface and the outer conduit surface and extending approximately the length of each of the first and second conduit segments, the electric wire sized to carry at least one electric current; a conduit connection element connecting the first and second conduit segments, the conduit connection element mating the fluid chamber and the at least one electric wire of the first conduit segment with the fluid chamber and the at least one electric wire of the second conduit segment, wherein at least a portion of the quantity of fluid and the at least one electric current is passed from the first conduit segment to the second conduit segment, wherein said conduit connection element is at least one of a conduit adapter, a conduit coupler assembly and a conduit multi-port device; a digital data network connected to the at least one electric wire, whereby the digital data network includes a Ethernet-type data network, wherein the digital data network routes at least one data communication to and from at least one electronic device; and at least one computer connected to the digital data network, wherein the at least one computer controls a movement of at least a portion of the quantity of fluid within the first and a second conduit segment.