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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2011
Applicants:
Timothy Hamilton Burns, Richmond, TX (US);
Charles Edward Higham Tyrrell, Houston, TX (US);
John Michael Ward, Katy, TX (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Hamilton Burns, Richmond, TX (US);
Charles Edward Higham Tyrrell, Houston, TX (US);
John Michael Ward, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/46 (2006.01); B08B 9/055 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/46 (2013.01); B08B 9/055 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pig launching system comprising a first pipe portion connected to a second pipe portion at a pipe intersection; a pig carrier located at the pie intersection; and the pig carrier comprising a plurality of pigs in a cylinder, an opening in the carrier aligned with the first pipe portion, and an indexing system adapted to move one of the pigs to the opening.