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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2011
Applicant:
Jason Post Curtiss, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Jason Post Curtiss, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 37/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A threaded union includes a threaded union nut configured to couple abutting ends of a threaded nipple on a distal end of a first joint and a shouldered nipple on a distal end of a second joint and a lower wedge and an upper wedge positioned within an offset distance formed between a lower surface of the union nut and an upper surface of an enlarged section of the shouldered nipple.