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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2022
Ballard Marine Construction, Llc, Washougal, WA (US);
Matt S. Short, Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew R. Greger, Seattle, WA (US);
Arild Ollestad, Sandnes, NO;
Shawn Drobny, Lincoln, CA (US);
Jeff A. Spoerl, Oxford, MI (US);
Anthony C. Raphael, Jr., Traverse City, MI (US);
Jimmy G. Johnson, Jr., Pascagoula, MS (US);
Mario Rivas, Homestead, FL (US);
Chris M. Bauer, Neenah, WI (US);
Jesse B. Hutton, Camas, WA (US);
Lewis H. Rounds, Washougal, WA (US);
John Schue, Camas, WA (US);
Shea M. Altadonna, Windsor, CA;
Caleb M. Stanley, Detroit, MI (US);
Jayme K. Newbigging, Washougal, WA (US);
George Williamson, Bodega Bay, CA (US);
Ballard Marine Construction, LLC, Washougal, WA (US);
Abstract
A carrier assembly () engages a pipe ring for installing the pipe ring in an existing pipeline to repair the existing pipeline. The carrier assembly () has a chassis assembly (), a support arm assembly () and a drive system (). The chassis assembly () has the support arm assembly () operably connected thereto. The drive system () is operably connected to the chassis assembly () wherein the chassis assembly () is configured to move along the pipeline. The support arm assembly () is configured to engage the pipe ring wherein the support arm assembly () is moveable relative to the chassis assembly () to displace the pipe ring relative to the chassis assembly () for installation in the existing pipeline.