Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Subsea locking connector
- Patent Title (中): 海底锁定连接器
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Application No.: US12975100Application Date: 2010-12-21
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Publication No.: US08499838B2Publication Date: 2013-08-06
- Inventor: Thomas A Fraser , John G Landthrip , Eric D Larson , Sara N Riddle , Dale Norman , Jamie C Gamble , Satish N Ramasheshaiah , James R Reams
- Applicant: Thomas A Fraser , John G Landthrip , Eric D Larson , Sara N Riddle , Dale Norman , Jamie C Gamble , Satish N Ramasheshaiah , James R Reams
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: BP Corporation North America Inc.
- Current Assignee: BP Corporation North America Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agent Jayne C. Piana
- Main IPC: E21B7/12
- IPC: E21B7/12

Abstract:
A connector is lowered onto and secured to a subsea member, effecting a seal between subsea member and the connector. The connector includes an outer body defining a cavity, and an inner body defining a bore, wherein the lower end of the inner body resides within the cavity. The connector also includes an engaging member coupled to the outer body and adapted to engage the subsea device, the engaging member radially movable between a disengaged position and an engaged position. The connector includes a seal carried by the inner body and adapted to form a seal between the bore and the subsea device. Finally, the connector includes a pre-loading member coupled to the outer body, operable to urge the inner body and seal against the subsea device to exert a pre-loading force on the seal. A differential pressure between the bore and a subsea environment energizes the seal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120006555A1 SUBSEA LOCKING CONNECTOR Public/Granted day:2012-01-12
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