Patent · US Expired

Inflatable grout seal

US4337010A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 13, 1979
Grant dateJun 29, 1982
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Expiry dateDec 13, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE02B17/0008
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An inflatable packer for use on an offshore platform to seal the annulus between the jacket leg or pile sleeve and a pile driven therethrough, the inflatable packer comprising a packer housing, a first guide ring, a second guide ring, an annular inflatable packer member having an annular reinforcing member therein and annular band of material about the inner periphery thereof adjacent each end, first back-up shoe means and second back-up shoe means secured to the first and second guide rings respectively.

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