Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flexible pipe joint having an annular flexible boot thermally or chemically insulating an annular elastomeric flexible element
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Application No.: US16407776Application Date: 2019-05-09
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Publication No.: US10995889B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: James G. Patrick , Eric Luke , Danton Gutierrez-Lemini
- Applicant: OIL STATES INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Applicant Address: US TX Arlington
- Assignee: OIL STATES INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Current Assignee: OIL STATES INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Arlington
- Main IPC: F16L27/103
- IPC: F16L27/103 ; E21B17/08 ; F16L59/18

Abstract:
A flexible pipe joint has a body and an annular elastomeric flexible element flexibly coupling an extension pipe to the body and operable to pivot the extension pipe with respect to the body. The flexible pipe joint also has an annular flexible boot operable to thermally or chemically insulating the annular elastomeric flexible element from the fluid flowing through a lumen of the flexible pipe joint. The annular flexible boot encircles the lumen, and the annular flexible boot has a first annular end attached to the extension pipe and a second annular end mounted so that pivoting of the extension pipe with respect to the body causes a flexing of the annular flexible boot, and a majority of the annular flexible boot has a shape conforming to shape of neighboring components of the flexible pipe joint.
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