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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2015
Applicant:
GE Oil & Gas Uk Limited, Nailsea, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Geoffrey Stephen Graham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, GB;
George Karabelas, Houghton le Spring, GB;
Assignee:
GE Oil & Gas UK Limited, Nailsea, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 11/18 (2006.01); F16L 11/16 (2006.01); F16L 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 11/16 (2013.01); F16L 11/081 (2013.01); F16L 11/18 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
Flexible pipe body for transporting fluids from a sub-sea location includes a carcass layer comprising adjacent interlocked annular elements each comprising a body portion that extends around an inner circumference of a bore region and a channel region provided within the body. A method of manufacturing flexible pipe body is also disclosed.