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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:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2000
Nicholas Gatherar, Midlothian, GB;
FMC Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A flowline connector having a first connector portion for mounting on a first piece of subsea equipment, such as a wellhead. A second connector portion of the flowline connector is attached to an end portion of a flowline. Each connector portion has a respective guide interengageable by lowering the second connector portion, on the end portion of the flowline, into the first connector portion. The guides allow the second connector portion to pivot relative to the first connector portion to bring the first connector portion and the second connector portion into axial alignment for make-up of a fluid tight connection therebetween. The second connector portion has a subsea equipment package, for example chokes, gas/water separators, gas liquifiers, pumps and the like, for connection to the first piece of the subsea equipment.
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