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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2006
Applicants:
Jean-francois Duroch, Paris, FR;
Sylvain Routeau, Saint Cloud, FR;
Inventors:
Jean-Francois Duroch, Paris, FR;
Sylvain Routeau, Saint Cloud, FR;
Assignee:
Technip France, , FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
For regulating the lateral buckling of a section of pipe, at least one device permanently applies a force to a point on the section of pipe. The force is preferably applied substantially horizontally and perpendicular to the axis of the pipe. Preferably, two of the devices that apply equal and opposing forces are positioned at a distance from each other along the section of a pipe. Each device comprises a clamp, a cable, a return device and a buoy or a weight.