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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2008
Melvyn F. Whitby, Houston, TX (US);
John T. Mangan, Houston, TX (US);
Melvyn F. Whitby, Houston, TX (US);
John T. Mangan, Houston, TX (US);
Cameron International Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A hydraulic blowout preventer operator comprises a first piston rod coupled to a closure member. The operator further comprises a first operator housing coupled to a bonnet and a head. The first piston rod extends through the bonnet into the first operator housing where is couples to a first piston disposed within the first operator housing. The operator further comprises a second piston rod coupled to the closure member. The second piston rod has a longitudinal axis that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the first piston rod. The second piston rod extends through the bonnet into a second operator housing and is coupled to a second piston that is disposed within the second operator housing.