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Method of joining two portions of an underwater pipeline laid on the bed of a body of water to conduct fluid and/or gas
US8973237B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8973237-B2 |
| Application number | US-201013319956-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 11, 2010 |
| Priority date | May 11, 2009 |
| Publication date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
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A method of joining two portions of an underwater pipeline laid on the bed of a body of water to conduct fluid and/or gas, the method including: joining a telescopic sleeve, having a first coupling head, to a first end of a first pipeline portion above the body of water; laying the first end, the telescopic sleeve, and the first coupling head on the bed of the body of water; joining a second coupling head to a second end of a second pipeline portion above the body of water; laying the second end and the second coupling head on the bed of the body of water, close to the first coupling head; roughly aligning the first and second coupling head in the body of water; and clamping the first and second coupling head to each other in the body of water.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of joining two portions of an underwater pipeline laid on the bed of a body of water to conduct fluid; the method comprising the steps of: joining a telescopic sleeve to a first end of a first pipeline portion above the body of water, the telescopic sleeve comprising a first coupling head, the first coupling head comprising a first flange comprising a first face facing away from the first end of the first pipeline portion; and a second face…
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- What does patent US8973237B2 cover?
- A method of joining two portions of an underwater pipeline laid on the bed of a body of water to conduct fluid and/or gas, the method including: joining a telescopic sleeve, having a first coupling head, to a first end of a first pipeline portion above the body of water; laying the first end, the telescopic sleeve, and the first coupling head on the bed of the body of water; joining a second co…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Fontolan Massimo, Saipem Spa
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F16L1/26. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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