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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Jørgen Eide, Fana, NO;
Henrik Steine Madsen, Bergen, NO;
Inventors:
Jørgen Eide, Fana, NO;
Henrik Steine Madsen, Bergen, NO;
Assignee:
Framo Engineering AS, Sandsli, Bergen, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention regards a subsea valve system comprising a valve, a fluid supply line connectable to a remote fluid supply and in connection with an inlet of the valve, an outlet of the valve connectable to an outlet fluid line and a fluid tight housing at least partly enclosing the valve. According to the invention the fluid supply line comprises an outlet within the housing, establishing a pressure within the housing mainly equal to the pressure of the supply fluid at the inlet of the valve. The invention also regards a method for protecting a subsea valve system.