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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2016
Antoine Minois, Houston, TX (US);
Mohan G. Kulkarni, The Woodlands, TX (US);
James E. Elliott, Arlington, TX (US);
Michael S. Weir, Spring, TX (US);
Wentao Cheng, Cypress, TX (US);
Adam J. Rinehart, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Antoine Minois, Houston, TX (US);
Mohan G. Kulkarni, The Woodlands, TX (US);
James E. Elliott, Arlington, TX (US);
Michael S. Weir, Spring, TX (US);
Wentao Cheng, Cypress, TX (US);
Adam J. Rinehart, The Woodlands, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
The present techniques are directed to systems and methods for forming a pipe-conforming structure. The pipe-conforming structure includes a polymer material and one or more optic fibers embedded within the polymer material. The polymer material is formed into a structure that is conformed to the shape of a pipe. A method includes forming a polymer material into a structure including an edge region and a center region. The center region has a greater thickness than the edge region. The method includes inserting one or more optic fibers into the polymer material.