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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:
Dec. 01, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:

Tenaris Coiled Tubes, Llc, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Sebastian Cravero, Buenos Aires, AR;

Martin Valdez, Buenos Aires, AR;

Jorge Mitre, Houston, TX (US);

Hugo Alejandro Ernst, Buenos Aires, AR;

Ricardo Schifini Gladchtein, Buenos Aires, AR;

Assignee:

TENARIS COILED TUBES, LLC, Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 9/16 (2006.01); F16L 9/02 (2006.01); B21C 37/08 (2006.01); B21C 47/24 (2006.01); B23K 31/02 (2006.01); E21B 19/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 9/02 (2013.01); B21C 37/0826 (2013.01); B21C 47/247 (2013.01); B23K 31/02 (2013.01); B23K 31/027 (2013.01); E21B 19/22 (2013.01); B23K 2201/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

The disclosed manufacture method for a length of tubing can produce a length of fatigue resistant tubing that has relatively high fatigue resistance and relatively low strip-to-strip welding length. The Fatigue resistance is calculated from experimental settings with controlled parameters and/or simulations reproducing similar material properties and loading conditions. A high fatigue resistance means certain product characteristics (e.g., low plasticization, low hydrostatic stress levels and free of imperfections welds) can be retained with an adequate bias weld design at low values after a specific test number of cyclic loading. The relatively low strip-to-strip welding length is an advantage for reducing probabilities of having cracks initiated and/or propagated at weld locations, where imperfections and localized differences of mechanical properties commonly cause failure. Low strip-to-strip welding length can also reduce the costs for welding.


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