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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
May. 01, 2017
Applicant:
Fmc Technologies, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Rachel Ho May-Ling, Singapore, SG;
Ramu Valliappan Manickam, Singapore, SG;
Paul L. Riley, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/037 (2006.01); F16L 55/11 (2006.01); F16L 57/00 (2006.01); F16L 55/115 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/037 (2013.01); F16L 55/1141 (2013.01); F16L 57/005 (2013.01); F16L 55/1157 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sealing profile protector for a subsea hydrocarbon production or processing system component includes a body having an contact surface which is configured to engage a sealing profile on the component. When the sealing profile protector is installed, the contact surface displaces seawater from the sealing profile. In this manner, contaminants are inhibited from forming on the sealing surface after the sealing profile protector is installed.