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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
May. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Edward M. Galle, Jr., Kingwood, TX (US);
Inventor:
Edward M. Galle, Jr., Kingwood, TX (US);
Assignee:
The Technologies Alliance, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/10 (2006.01); E21B 19/00 (2006.01); E21B 19/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/1057 (2013.01); E21B 19/004 (2013.01); E21B 19/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A riser tensioner assembly for supporting risers on an offshore drilling platform includes a frame assembly and a plurality of riser centralizers circumferentially spaced about the frame assembly. The riser centralizers each include a clevis supporting roller for bearing on a riser to limit lateral movement of the riser with respect to the frame assembly. The clevis includes an elongated channel along which the roller is movable to accommodate angular movement of the riser with respect to the frame assembly.