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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 1977
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
James A Kelly, Houston, TX (US);
Thomas J Ames, Houston, TX (US);
Glen E Lochte, Asker, NO;
Burlie R Bowen, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hydro Tech International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ; F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
61110 ; 2940 / ; 29237 ; 214 / ; 228 445 ; 285 24 ; 166- 6 ;
Abstract
Method for making a remote controlled sub sea pipe connection between two pipe ends which may be relatively misaligned on a sea bottom comprising, providing a pair of mating coupling halves having misalignment capability for connecting together the pipe ends; lowering a remote controlled vehicle towards the pipe ends; installing a pipe coupling half onto each pipe end, and connecting the pipe coupling halves together and to the respective pipe ends by remotely operating the vehicle from the sea surface to thereby effect the pipe connection.