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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. 14, 1978
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
Isaac Behar, Paris, FR;
Maurice Genini, Creteil, FR;
Assignee:
Coflexip, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02D / ; F16L / ; F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
138107 ; 9-85 ; 61 81 ; 138178 ;
Abstract
Pipe system for collecting petroleum from off-shore wells located at great depths comprises flexible pipes connecting well head to a float comprising an at least partially submerged caisson which contains air so as to maintain the flexible pipes under tension. Rigid pipes within the caisson lead from the flexible pipes to a discharge opening in a superstructure which projects above the surface of the sea.