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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7234492 | Double-sheath pipe for transporting fluids, provided with a device for limiting propagation of a buckle of the outer tube and method for limiting propagation The invention concerns a double-sheath rigid pipe for transporting hydrocarbons consisting of two respectively inner (2) and outer (3) coaxial tubes separated by an annular gap (5), said pipe being adapted to be wound and comprising a device lim... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226243 | Load-bearing, lightweight, and compact super-insulation system A lightweight and compact super-insulation system that is also capable of supporting a high level of compressive load. The system utilizes spacers to provide structural support and utilize controlled buckling of a thin protective outer skin supported by spacers to f... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7100946 | Bulkhead assembly for use in pipe-in-pipe systems A bulkhead assembly for a pipe-in-pipe system includes coxially inner and outer components which are screwed together along a first threaded portion and a locking device which includes a locking element screwed onto a threaded portion on one of the components having... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7025533 | Concentrated buoyancy subsea pipeline apparatus and method Various apparatuses and methods to traverse an undersea topographic feature (12) with a subsea pipeline (18) are disclosed. The apparatuses and methods of the present invention accomplish this task through the use of a concentrated buoyancy scheme (... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021865 | Apparatus and method for use in laying or recovering offshore pipelines or cables During recovery of an offshore pipeline, to a floating vessel for repair, for example, the pipeline is secured to a hang-off clamp. Due to the motion of the vessel, oscillating bending moments can be caused in the pipeline below the clamp. To reduce these bending mo... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6848862 | Multi-gimbal marine communication cable to ocean buoy transition interface A multi-gimbal configured transition protectively interfaces a mooring and communication cable to a communication ocean buoy. The transition interface contains a segmented, flexible sheath formed of a plurality of pivotally interconnected gimbal rings having mutuall... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6651700 | Device for limiting propagation of deformation in a wound double-walled tube A device for eliminating propagation of a buckle in the outer wall of a double-walled tube, where the double-walled tube comprises an outer pipe, an inner pipe and an annular space between them in which the deformable element is disposed with the external... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6450207 | Circumferential-weld reinforcing device The invention relates to a device reinforcing circumferential welds 8 which join two contiguous pipes 6 and 7 in order to increase the fatigue life of said welds by reducing mechanical stresses in them when being subjected to periodic bending. The device ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6276874 | Means and method for the installation of subsea cables A subsea steep wave lock and guide mechanism (1) for elongated articles (2) such as cables, pipes and umbilicals provides a substantially horizontal inlet (6) for the article at seabed level and a substantially vertical flexible article outlet (4) leading... | 08/21/2001 |
| 5609440 | Apparatus and method for arresting the propagation of a buckle in a pipeline An underwater pipeline is disclosed that arrests the propagation of a collapse or buckle that may occur as the pipeline is being laid or after the pipeline is in service. The pipeline comprises a plurality of joints of pipe connected end-to-end by a threa... | 03/11/1997 |
| 4909670 | Submarine pipeline span correction by local axial tension release A method of locally supplying slack to an axially tensioned length of pipeline spanning unsupported across an undulating seabed. During pipeline deployment, the pipeline is fitted with two weighted masses that will be positioned on either side of the undu... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4449852 | Buckle arrestor A pipeline buckle arrestor or preventor is provided which is composed of a fiber-reinforced resin cover secured to at least a portion of the outside of the pipeline and a polymer-concrete formulation encapsulating the resin cover.... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4421437 | Corrugated buckle arrestor Collapse failures of a pipe wall are prevented from propagating along an underwater pipeline by providing corrugations at intermittent, recurrent, or periodic intervals along the length of the pipeline.... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4364692 | Buckle arrestor for pipe using closely spaced turns of rod to form a coil A flexible buckle arrestor (20) is provided at somewhat regular intervals (l) along the length of a pipeline (10) as it is being laid underwater for arresting the propagation of any buckle (22) that may occur in the pipeline during or after pipeline layin... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4334692 | Detachable umbrella support assembly for a golf cart An umbrella support assembly designed to be clamped to the seat-back brace members of a pair of side-by-side seats in a conventional golf cart. The assembly includes a forwarding extending member whose free end is located between the two seats of the golf... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4327473 | Method of applying a crack arrestor A method of applying a crack arrestor to a pipe section by heating and allowing the arrestor to cool and compress a layer of corrosion resistant material in the position it will occupy along the pipe length.... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4300598 | Tubular steel members for underwater pipelines Tubular members of lightly alloyed weldable steel are utilized as a stiffening member for pipelines to prevent buckling and the spread of cracks in pipelines laid off the coast, either under or above water. The tubular member (R, R1) is constructed of cen... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4284107 | Fracture arrestor for a pipeline A fracture or crack arrestor assembly is described for insertion into a pipeline formed of a plurality of sections to prevent the propagation of fractures in the pipeline. The crack arrestor assembly includes a body portion which is generally cylindrical ... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4176691 | Apparatus for arresting propagating fractures in pipelines A device for arresting the propagation of a crack, split or fracture in a pipeline comprises a cylindrical sleeve of greater diameter than the pipeline and having an annular and end plate fixed at each end thereof, the assembly thus formed being arranged ... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4113132 | Wire-wrapped cylindrical prestressed structures In the production of wire-wrapped pressure vessels and pipe the ends of the wire are anchored or spliced by welding the end hoop to the next adjoining hoop, while the stresses in those hoops subjected to welding are minimized by providing a greater wire d... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4080799 | Mechanical pipe end seal/alignment device A multi-purpose pipe end seal/alignment device is provided for sealing pipe ends against internal or external pressure while protecting the pipe end preparation from damage to facilitate a permanent pipe joining process at a remote location in an adverse ... | 03/28/1978 |
| 3977201 | Method and apparatus for preventing buckling of pipeline as it is being assembled and laid on the ocean floor A method and apparatus operable to produce a continuous tension along at least a prescribed portion of pipeline as it is being assembled along the ocean surface and lowered to the ocean floor. The disclosed method involves the basic steps of: assembling a... | 08/31/1976 |
