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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Gregory John Hatton, Houston, TX (US);
Ajay Praful Mehta, Houston, TX (US);
David Joseph Peters, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Gregory John Hatton, Houston, TX (US);
Ajay Praful Mehta, Houston, TX (US);
David Joseph Peters, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/12 (2006.01); F16L 9/147 (2006.01); B05D 1/18 (2006.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); F16L 9/00 (2006.01); B05D 7/22 (2006.01); F17D 1/00 (2006.01); F16L 11/12 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17D 1/00 (2013.01); F16L 9/147 (2013.01); B05D 1/185 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); F16L 9/00 (2013.01); B05D 7/222 (2013.01); F16L 11/12 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pipe system comprising a pipe comprising an exterior of the system, the pipe comprising an inner pipe wall; a hydrophobic layer interior to the inner pipe wall; and a liquid interior to the hydrophobic layer and interior to the inner pipe wall, the liquid comprising water and one or more hydrocarbons.