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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2017
Applicant:
Technip France, Courbevoie, FR;
Inventors:
Andrew Harrop, Aberdeen, GB;
Ludovic Lacan, Aberdeen, GB;
Martin Pierre, Aberdeen, GB;
Paul McMillan, Glasgow, GB;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/23 (2006.01); G01L 5/1627 (2020.01); F16L 1/235 (2006.01); G01L 5/101 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/23 (2013.01); F16L 1/235 (2013.01); G01L 5/101 (2013.01); G01L 5/1627 (2020.01);
Abstract
A pipe tensioner for laying or recovering a subsea pipeline comprising at least two opposing continuous tracks able to hold the subsea pipeline, each track having a plurality of pads mounted on the continuous track for contacting the subsea pipeline, characterised in that at least one pad is a load pad comprising one or more load sensors for measuring loading on the load pad during handling of the subsea pipeline.