Fluid handling – Processes – Cleaning – repairing – or assembling
Reexamination Certificate
2005-10-11
2011-10-04
Lee, Kevin (Department: 3753)
Fluid handling
Processes
Cleaning, repairing, or assembling
C137S317000, C285S197000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08028711
ABSTRACT:
A hot tap clamp. The clamp includes a first clamp part, a second clamp part, a fastener for stable fastening of the clamp parts around a section of a pipeline provided with a hot tap coupling, a pipe socket fixedly integrated with one of the clamp parts at an inner end and extending outward from the clamp part to an outer end, a hub on the outer end of the pipe socket, the pipe socket at the inner end going through the clamp part abutting the surface of the pipeline, such that the pipe socket can be sealingly welded to the pipeline by internal welding.
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Ahlen Carl Henrik
Apeland Kjell Edvard
Armstrong Michael
Berge Jan Olav
Lee Kevin
Senniger Powers LLP
Statoil ASA
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