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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:
Jan. 04, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Philippe Secher, Deville-Les-Rouen, FR;
Assignee:
Coflexip, , FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
138110 ; 138109 ; 138 38 ; 285 41 ;
Abstract
Stiffener designed for fitting to a piping consisting of a flexible conduit for use in a marine environment, carying a hot fluid, the said stiffener comprising a flexible casing located at least partially over the said flexible conduit, having structure (15) for dissipating the heat at the interface between the stiffener and the flexible conduit (3).