Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Offshore horizontal product lay arrangement
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Application No.: US14589112Application Date: 2015-01-05
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Publication No.: US09695958B2Publication Date: 2017-07-04
- Inventor: David Lee Guymon
- Applicant: J. Ray McDermott, S.A.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: J. RAY MCDERMOTT, S.A.
- Current Assignee: J. RAY MCDERMOTT, S.A.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP
- Main IPC: F16L1/12
- IPC: F16L1/12 ; F16L1/20 ; F16L1/19

Abstract:
An arrangement that brings all of the separate elements of equipment used to lay product offshore such as pipe, umbilicals and power cables and assembles them into a single device that can be installed on a vessel of opportunity is described. A base is used for mounting, integration, and installation of the separate elements onto a vessel. The base receives a movable lay chute, an apparatus for moving and stabilizing the lay chute, a movable hang off clamp and work table, a movable access platform, a product support arm and wheel, and a fixed chute.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150125216A1 Offshore Horizontal Product Lay Arrangement Public/Granted day:2015-05-07
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