Unbonded, flexible pipe

US9012001B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9012001-B2
Application numberUS-201013515337-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 13, 2010
Priority dateDec 15, 2009
Publication dateApr 21, 2015
Grant dateApr 21, 2015

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Abstract

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The invention relates to an unbonded, flexible pipe having a length and comprising from inside out, a tubular inner sealing sheath, at least one metal armor layer and an outer sealing sheath of a sealing material. The unbonded, flexible pipe comprises at least one stiffened length section comprising a stiffening cover partially or totally surrounding the outer sealing sheath in the stiffened length section. The stiffening cover comprises a layer of a stiffening material having a flexural modulus which is higher than the flexural modulus of the sealing material, wherein the flexural modulus is determined according to ISO 178.

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What is claimed is: 1. An unbonded, flexible pipe having a length and comprising from inside out; a tubular inner sealing sheath, at least one metal armor layer, an outer sealing sheath of a sealing material, and at least one stiffened length section comprising a stiffening cover partially or totally surrounding the outer sealing sheath in the stiffened length section, said stiffening cover comprising a layer of stiffening material having a flexural modulus which is higher t…

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  • F16L11/10Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9012001B2 cover?
The invention relates to an unbonded, flexible pipe having a length and comprising from inside out, a tubular inner sealing sheath, at least one metal armor layer and an outer sealing sheath of a sealing material. The unbonded, flexible pipe comprises at least one stiffened length section comprising a stiffening cover partially or totally surrounding the outer sealing sheath in the stiffened le…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Christensen Claus Dencker, Procida Inger-Margrete, Christensen Martin Damgaard, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F16L11/10. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).