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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:
Jun. 15, 1982
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lew T Gray, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
405157 ; 405266 ;
Abstract
An improved method and apparatus for covering a pipeline wherein a fluid-solid fill mixture is continuously deposited over the pipeline and at least a portion of the fluid is continuously removed from the mixture while simultaneously and continuously forming the solid fill in a predetermined contour over the pipeline. In another aspect, an improved method and apparatus is provided in which the tendencies of erosional forces to uncover a pipeline are reduced by forming a consolidated layer over the exposed surface of the said fill.