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Tendon foundation guide cone assembly and anode

US5480521A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 16, 1994
Grant dateJan 2, 1996
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Expiry dateDec 16, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC23F2213/32
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of providing a cathodic protection to an installed pile is disclosed in which a plurality of anodes are provided on a tendon foundation guide assembly which is attached to a lowering unit and lowered to the pile. The tendon foundation guide assembly is attached to the installed pile and at least one of the anodes is electrically connected to the pile. The tendon foundation guide assembly is then separated from the lowering unit. In another aspect of the invention, a tendon foundation guide assembly is disclosed for deployment upon the top of an installed pile for cathodically protecting the pile and a tendon receptacle inside the pile.

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