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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2002
Applicants:
Richard Lloyd Davies, Houston, TX (US);
Lyle D. Finn, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Metin Karayaka, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Richard Lloyd Davies, Houston, TX (US);
Lyle D. Finn, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Metin Karayaka, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Technip Offshore, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B029/12 ; E21B033/038 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A frame and system for adding buoyancy to a riser used in connection with floating platforms is provided which, in some example embodiments, includes a stem attached to multiple supports which include flanges arranged to take impact and abrasion loads off an internal buoyancy module. An air management system is also provided.