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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:
Sep. 22, 1981
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pierre A Beynet, Tulsa, OK (US);
Emil K Williams, Gretna, LA (US);
Assignee:
Standard Oil Company (Indiana), Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02D / ; B23Q / ; F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
405169 ;
Abstract
An unarticulated riser pipe for connecting a subsea pipeline to facilities on a floating platform. The riser pipe has a vertical section which is rigidly attached to a horizontal section which provides flexibility. Means are provided to maintain the tension on the vertical section. In one embodiment, a subsea frame aids in connecting the horizontal and vertical sections and then to set a limit on permitted motion of the riser pipe.