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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:
Oct. 05, 1982
Filed:
May. 16, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ambrogio Scodino, S. Donato MI, IT;
Assignee:
Saipem S.p.A, Milan, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
405158 ; 405172 ; 405228 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for supporting pipe suspended over depressions in the sea bed and method of, comprising a service modular unit capable of being completely recovered and another modular unit intended for properly supporting the pipe: the two modular units are so connected that they can be disjointed under a command from the pipe-laying barge. The service modular unit is equipped with a recoverable assembly for placing the supporting modular unit in a correct vertical posture on the sea bed and for vertically holding such supporting modular until the pile-driving operation has been satisfactory completed.