Hydraulic and earth engineering – Subterranean or submarine pipe or cable laying – retrieving,... – Submerging – raising – or manipulating line of pipe or cable...
Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-04
2011-01-04
Mayo-Pinnock, Tara (Department: 3672)
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Subterranean or submarine pipe or cable laying, retrieving,...
Submerging, raising, or manipulating line of pipe or cable...
C405S158000, C405S168300, C405S168400
Reexamination Certificate
active
07862255
ABSTRACT:
A marine pipelaying system and method for installing an offshore pipeline that includes one or more accessories. The system comprises a vessel (1), a pipeline launch device (10) for launching the pipeline (2) from the vessel in the direction of the seabed, and a clamping device (30) adapted to support the weight of the previously launched pipeline. The system further includes an accessory handling device, which is adapted to receive and support an accessory (40) and allow displacement thereof between an receiving position, wherein the accessory is received by the handling device and a pipeline connecting position, wherein the accessory can be connected to the pipeline (2).
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Roodenburg Joop
Vehmeijer Terence Willem August
Birch & Stewart Kolasch & Birch, LLP
Fiorello Benjamin
Itrec BV
Mayo-Pinnock Tara
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