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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 09, 2021
Applicant:

National Oilwell Varco, L.p., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Mark Mruczek, Houston, TX (US);

Carl Torres, Jr., Houston, TX (US);

Chris Desadier, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:

National Oilwell Varco, L.P., Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/04 (2006.01); B23K 9/00 (2006.01); B23K 9/16 (2006.01); B23K 35/38 (2006.01); B23K 37/04 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B23K 101/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/04 (2013.01); B23K 9/0026 (2013.01); B23K 9/164 (2013.01); B23K 35/38 (2013.01); B23K 37/0452 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B23K 2101/10 (2018.08);
Abstract

A system, a non-transitory computer readable medium for executing instructions, and a method for fabricating a subsea connector, including selecting a substrate on which to form the subsea connector, positioning the substrate on a welding positioner base, and applying a first weld bead using a first multiple axis robot, applying a second weld bead using a second multiple axis robot, forming a plurality of weld bead layers comprising the first weld bead and the second weld bead, and forming a subsea connector formed from the plurality of weld bead layers.


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