Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rapid release emergency disconnect system utilizing a linear subsea connector
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Application No.: US14496270Application Date: 2014-09-25
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Publication No.: US09709201B2Publication Date: 2017-07-18
- Inventor: Gary R. Spexarth , Richard Allan Myers , Kyle William Gebhardt , Jorge Ramon Mesa , Jordan Ashley Carter
- Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- Current Assignee: OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Maze IP Law, OC
- Main IPC: F16L37/38
- IPC: F16L37/38 ; F16L37/23 ; F16L37/407 ; F16L37/62 ; F16L37/33 ; F16L1/19 ; F16L1/24 ; B63B22/00 ; F16L37/32 ; B63B27/24

Abstract:
In various embodiments, fluid conduits such as high pressure hoses deployed in-between two sea-fairing vessels may be released during an emergency by using a rapid release emergency disconnect system as described herein, where the rapid release emergency disconnect system may engage with a hanger such as an industry standard frac hanger and be used in-line with fluid conduits such as high-pressure lines. Various skid embodiments are described which can be configured to interface with one or more of the described rapid release emergency disconnect systems.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160252202A1 RAPID RELEASE EMERGENCY DISCONNECT SYSTEM UTILIZING A LINEAR SUBSEA CONNECTOR Public/Granted day:2016-09-01
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