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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2008
Applicant:
Terence Henry Sheldrake, Sunderland, GB;
Inventor:
Terence Henry Sheldrake, Sunderland, GB;
Assignee:
Wellstream International Limited, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 57/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for dissipating heat from a region of flexible pipe covered by a bend stiffener. The method includes the steps of, via at least one channel in an outer surface around a flexible pipe, providing a flow path for water to flow from a region of the flexible pipe covered by a bend stiffener to an uncovered region of the flexible pipe.