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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:
Apr. 05, 1977
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
J C Birdwell, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Midcon Pipeline Equipment Co., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ; B63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219 59 ; 61108 ; 219 / ;
Abstract
System for laying pipe, wherein elongate flat sheets of metal are formed and welded to form pipe and wherein the pipe may be discharged for laying in a vertical direction or in a horizontal direction, or in any angular direction therebetween. The apparatus is mounted on a support vehicle or structure capable of traveling over water or land from which the pipe is discharged for laying.