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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
May. 20, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jean-Francois Patinet, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Mentor Subsea Technology Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/16 ; F16L 1/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/16 ; F16L 1/20 ;
Abstract
A rotatable pipeline end termination. A conduit is attached to an end of the pipeline. One or more collars are attached to the conduit. A ring is rotatably received on the collar. A pipeline support structure such as a flat bottom closed skid having the function of a mud mat is attached to the ring. The ring may be free floating for rotation or may be manually activated to rotate the termination to the correct orientation so as to be flat on the sea floor for full bearing contact.