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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Peter A. Quigley, Duxbury, MA (US);
Michael Feechan, Katy, TX (US);
Inventors:
Peter A. Quigley, Duxbury, MA (US);
Michael Feechan, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
Fiberspar Corporation, New Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 11/00 (2006.01); F16L 55/00 (2006.01); F16L 53/00 (2006.01); F16L 11/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 53/008 (2013.01); F16L 11/12 (2013.01); F16L 53/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention includes systems and methods for heating a fluid and transporting the fluid at an elevated temperature. The system includes a fiber reinforced spoolable pipe. This spoolable pipe may include an inner layer, at least one reinforcing layer, at least one heating element, and at least one insulation layer. The heating element may be located external to the inner layer. The invention also includes methods of deploying and rehabilitating a spoolable pipe for transporting a fluid at elevated temperature.