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Patent No.:

US 7591188 B1

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Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009

Filed:

Nov. 13, 2006
Applicants:

Donald Wayne Allen, Richmond, TX (US);

LI Lee, Houston, TX (US);

Clay Douglas Mcmullen, Cypress, TX (US);

Inventors:

Donald Wayne Allen, Richmond, TX (US);

Li Lee, Houston, TX (US);

Clay Douglas McMullen, Cypress, TX (US);

Assignee:

Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

There is disclosed a system comprising a structure, from 1 to 10 dynamic tension sensors, adapted to monitor a dynamic tension level of at least one point along a length of the structure, and a controller adapted to calculate a dynamic bending stress or strain level at a plurality of points along the length of the structure as a function of time. In some embodiments, the system also includes a vessel connected to the structure, wherein the vessel is floating in a body of water.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Allen, Donald. (2009). Stress and/or tension monitoring systems and methods (U.S. Patent No. 7591188). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7591188

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