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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:
Jul. 15, 1980
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward E Horton, Portuguese Bend, CA (US);
Assignee:
Deep Oil Technology, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
138155 ; 138158 ;
Abstract
A pipe construction for utilizing ocean energy including a plurality of toroidal pipe elements stacked one upon the other in coaxial relation to form a cylindrical wall of substantial diameter and length. Sealing means are provided between pipe elements to make leakproof the cylindrical wall, said pipe structure being suspended by a plurality of tension members arranged about the inner circumference of the cylindrical wall. A pipe construction having a circular or a polygonal cross sectional shape and having portions thereof of selected physical characteristics for selected depth of water.