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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Baker Hughes Energy Technology Uk Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Carol Benirschke, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;
Andrew Roberts, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/22 (2006.01); F16L 33/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/223 (2013.01); F16L 33/01 (2013.01); F16L 2201/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
An end fitting () for a flexible pipe is disclosed. The end fitting comprises a window () and a cavity () disposed in the end fitting radially inwards of the window and configured to be in fluid communication with an annulus of the flexible pipe, wherein at least a portion of the cavity () is visible from the exterior of the end fitting via the window. The end fitting further comprises a dissolvable or dispersible material disposed within the cavity or in fluid communication with the cavity.