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Underwater installation apparatus

US7241077B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
6References
14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 1, 2005
Grant dateJul 10, 2007
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB66C13/02
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A running tool for deployment from a base such as a vessel for installing a component at an underwater facility such as a hydrocarbon extraction well includes a carriage which is lowered from the base. The carriage releasably retains the component. A compensator is located between the carriage and the base for compensating for relative motion between the underwater facility and the base.

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