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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2009
Applicant:
Geoffrey Stephen Graham, Tyne & Wear, GB;
Inventor:
Geoffrey Stephen Graham, Tyne & Wear, GB;
Assignee:
GE Oil & Gas UK Limited, Nailsea, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 11/16 (2006.01); F16L 11/08 (2006.01); E21B 17/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 11/083 (2013.01); E21B 17/01 (2013.01); F16L 11/16 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49435 (2015.01); Y10T 137/0318 (2015.04);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing flexible pipe body and flexible pipe body of a type suitable for transporting production fluids is disclosed. The flexible pipe body includes an armour layer comprising interlocked windings of armour tape comprising at least one armour locating element and a reinforcement layer comprising a layer of reinforcement tape comprising at least one reinforcement locating element over the armour layer. The armour locating element and reinforcement locating element locate windings of the reinforcement tape with respect to respective windings of the armour tape.