Patent assignee · FR · COMPANY

Coflexip

99Patents
1Active
99Granted
38Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jun 9, 1975 → Dec 23, 2002

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4256146A Flexible composite tube Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 76 Expired
US6123114A Flexible pipe for riser in off-shore oil production Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 64 Expired
US6472614B1 Dynamic umbilicals with internal steel rods Electricity 57 Expired
US5428706A Flexible tubular conduit with heating means and stiffening means for transporting pressurized fluids Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 55 Expired
US5275209A Hose including an aluminum alloy Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 53 Expired
US6192941A Flexible tubular pipe comprising an interlocked armouring web Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 52 Expired
US4906137A Apparatus for transferring fluid between subsea floor and the surface Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 51 Expired
US6354333B1 Resistant flexible pipe comprising sealing sleeve with limited creep Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 46 Expired
US4514245A Method for reinforcing a hollow body made by winding a profiled section Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US6085799A Use of a buried flexible pipeline Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 38 Expired
US6361250B1 Device and method for installing pipes at very great depths Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 37 Expired
US4332509A Riser pipe system for collecting and raising petroleum produced from an underwater deposit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 37 Expired
US6145546A Flexible flowline for conveying fluids Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 36 Expired
US6691743B2 Flexible pipe with wire or strip winding for maintaining armours Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 36 Expired
US4626306A Process for manufacturing profiled strips in fiber-loaded thermoplastic resin, installation for the implementation thereof and profiled strips obtained Performing Operations; Transporting 36 Expired
US6220303A Device for limiting the bending radius of a flexible duct Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 36 Expired
US6923477B2 End-fitting for flexible pipe Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 36 Expired
US6415825B1 Flexible conduit with high inertia hoop Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US5024252A Hoses stable in length under the effect of an internal pressure Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 34 Expired
US5437518A Device for mounting a flexible line comprising a curvature limiter Fixed Constructions 32 Expired
US5348423A Device and process for unrolling flexible tubular conduits essentially vertically Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Expired
US6408891B1 Flexible pipe for static use in a corrosive ambience Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 30 Expired
US6283161A Flexible tube having at least one elongated reinforcing element with a t-shape Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 29 Expired
US4377186A Floating flexible tubes Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 29 Expired
US6620471B1 Composite carbon fibre based armour for flexible pipe Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.