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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 27, 2011
Applicants:

Sergio Palomba, Florence, IT;

Simone Billi, Florence, IT;

Fabrizio Mammoliti, Civitavecchia, IT;

Andrea Masi, Florence, IT;

Alessandro Pagliantini, Siena, IT;

Inventors:

Sergio Palomba, Florence, IT;

Simone Billi, Florence, IT;

Fabrizio Mammoliti, Civitavecchia, IT;

Andrea Masi, Florence, IT;

Alessandro Pagliantini, Siena, IT;

Assignee:

Nuovo Pignone S.p.A., Florence, IT;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/12 (2006.01); E21B 43/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/0107 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods include using a subsea machine for separating a mixture received from a seabed well. The subsea machine includes: a chamber configured to receive and separate by gravity the mixture received from the seabed well. The chamber includes: a housing configured to contain the mixture received from the undersea well during separation, and a piston provided inside the housing and separating the housing into a top section and a bottom section. The piston is configured to move in a first direction along an axis to create more space in the top section for receiving the mixture from the seabed well and to move in a second opposite direction along the axis for removing the mixture from the chamber after separation has occurred.


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