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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2008
Applicants:
Karel Minnaar, Houston, TX (US);
Paulo C. Gioielli, Houston, TX (US);
Mario L. Macia, Bellaire, TX (US);
Inventors:
Karel Minnaar, Houston, TX (US);
Paulo C. Gioielli, Houston, TX (US);
Mario L. Macia, Bellaire, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G06F 17/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
At least one method, structure and apparatus used to measure tearing resistance of a commercial member. The method includes the use of full-scale testing methods and apparatuses to obtain unloading compliance measurements, which are used to generate a tearing resistance curve that includes the effects of geometry and considers data beyond the yield point of the commercial member. The commercial member may be a pipeline for carrying hydrocarbons.