公开(公告)号：US11951593B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-09

申请号：US17276712

申请日：2019-09-18

Applicant: SAIPEM S.P.A.

Inventor： Francesco Simone ,  Maurizio De Santo ,  Paolo Murgo

IPC: B24C3/32 ,  B24C3/06 ,  B24C5/06

CPC classification number: B24C3/32 ,  B24C3/06 ,  B24C5/068

Abstract: A system for grit blasting an annular junction portion of a pipeline extending along a longitudinal axis on board a laying vessel, comprises at least one carriage configured to advance along an annular path about the pipeline; at least one centrifugal turbine, which is configured to project grit towards the pipeline, rotates about a rotation axis lying on a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and is supported by the carriage; at least one feed device configured to feed the grit to the centrifugal turbine and comprising a hopper which extends along a respective axis, defines a feed chamber and is coupled to the respective carriage and a guide device configured to act in conjunction with the hopper to feed the grit to the centrifugal turbine at all the operating positions of the carriage.

公开(公告)号：US20230417482A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18247347

申请日：2021-09-30

Applicant: SAIPEM S.P.A.

Inventor： Matteo BERRA ,  Lorenzo BRUNO

IPC: F25J1/00 ,  F25J1/02 ,  F25J3/04

CPC classification number: F25J1/0027 ,  F25J1/0012 ,  F25J1/0234 ,  F25J1/0251 ,  F25J1/0278 ,  F25J3/04533 ,  F25J3/04612 ,  F25J3/04987 ,  F23C2202/00 ,  F25J2210/40 ,  F25J2210/42 ,  F25J2210/50 ,  F25J2220/82 ,  F25J2230/30 ,  F25J2240/82 ,  F25J2240/90 ,  F25J2250/40 ,  F25J2260/80

Abstract: A system that integrates a power production system and an energy storage system represented by gas liquefaction systems is provided.

公开(公告)号：US20230415869A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18037512

申请日：2021-11-23

Applicant: SAIPEM S.P.A.

Inventor： Alberto Serena ,  Giovanni Massari ,  Diego Lazzarin

IPC: B63G8/00 ,  B63G8/08 ,  B63G8/04

CPC classification number: B63G8/001 ,  B63G8/08 ,  B63G8/04 ,  B63G2008/007

Abstract: An unmanned underwater vehicle for the maintenance and inspection of permanent underwater installations has a frame; a plurality of motorized thrusters directable to navigate in a body of water; a tether to supply power and control the underwater vehicle from a remote location; and a tether management device to selectively wind and unwind the tether on board the underwater vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US11837907B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US17418097

申请日：2019-12-27

Applicant: SAIPEM S.P.A.

Inventor： Roberto Visentin ,  Giovanni Massari ,  Diego Lazzarin

IPC: H02J7/34 ,  B63G8/00 ,  H02J7/00 ,  B60L53/68 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60L53/14

CPC classification number: H02J7/345 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60L53/68 ,  B63G8/001 ,  H02J7/0013 ,  B63G2008/007 ,  H02J2310/42

Abstract: An energy management system of a Remotely Operated Vehicle (“ROV”) has a generating unit located in a remote station on a water body and configured to generate a generated electrical power with a first maximum value); a ROV configured to operate in the water body and configured to absorb a second maximum value of an absorbed electrical power greater than the first maximum value; an electrical energy transmission line connected to the generating unit and to the ROV; and an electrical energy storage device located along the transmission line and/or on board the ROV.

公开(公告)号：US11746940B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-05

申请号：US17439686

申请日：2020-03-18

Applicant: SAIPEM S.P.A.

Inventor： Marcello Cassetti ,  Carlo Canali

IPC: F16L27/12

CPC classification number: F16L27/12751

Abstract: A pipeline telescopic joint configured to compensate for dimensional changes has: a first pipe section having a first diameter; a second pipe section having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter is slidingly coupled to the first pipe section; an end assembly, which is fixed to the second pipe section an annular seat bounded by two facing cylindrical faces; and an annular gasket, which is housed within the annular seat and has a polymeric casing and a spring housed within the polymeric casing, wherein the polymeric casing is in contact with the cylindrical faces.

公开(公告)号：US20230203920A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US17928517

申请日：2021-07-01

Applicant: SAIPEM S.P.A.

Inventor： Giulio Fatica ,  Stephane Rigaud ,  Thierry Delahaye ,  Benjamin Mauries ,  Giorgio Arcangeletti

IPC: E21B43/017 ,  E21B41/00 ,  F03D13/25

CPC classification number: E21B43/017 ,  E21B41/0085 ,  F03D13/25 ,  F05B2240/95

Abstract: An offshore assembly to operate a facility, in particular an underwater oil and gas production facility, has: a semi-submersible support structure arranged in a body of water and having at least one tubular portion; a wind turbine to generate electricity and equipped with a tower, a nacelle and a blade assembly; and at least one back-up power source mounted on the semi-submersible support structure to generate electricity; a plurality of compartments stacked on top of each other within the tubular portion, in which each of the compartments is dedicated to housing respective equipment to perform respective functions; and a cooling and ventilation system to cool and ventilate the plurality of compartments.

公开(公告)号：US20230057030A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-23

申请号：US17797636

申请日：2021-02-12

Applicant: SAIPEM S.P.A.

Inventor： Diego Lazzarin ,  Loris Ziero ,  Gabriele Cadeddu

IPC: F16L1/24 ,  F16L1/23 ,  F16L3/233 ,  B63G8/00

Abstract: An apparatus for joining elongated elements in a body of water has a frame; a strap feeding device; two arms movable with respect to the frame and configured to guide a strap around the elongated elements; a clamping device, configured to retain an end portion of the strap; a driving device configured to advance and tighten the strap around the elongated elements; a junction device, configured to join two overlapping portions of the strap so as to close the strap around the elongated elements; and a cutting device configured to separate the strap upstream of the joined portion.

公开(公告)号：US11448342B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-20

申请号：US16765723

申请日：2018-11-22

Applicant: Saipem S.p.A.

Inventor： Matteo Ducceschi ,  Nicola D'Incecco ,  Carlo Galietti ,  Paolo Nonne ,  Lorenzo Penati ,  Luca Cevasco ,  Diego Parazzoli

IPC: F16L1/19 ,  F16L1/20 ,  B23K103/04 ,  B23K101/06 ,  B23K101/10 ,  B23K9/028 ,  B63B35/03

Abstract: A method of aligning first and second pipes end-to-end in a position ready for welding. Each pipe has an end bevelled with a shape scanned and stored in memory of a control unit. At least one of the pipes has machine readable codes distributed around their circumference of the pipe. The method includes effecting relative movement of the ends of the first and second pipes towards each other, reading at least one of the codes with a reader, and ascertaining the relative movement required to align the pipes in accordance with a target orientation. The relative movement is ascertained with information provided by the read code and the shapes of the bevelled ends stored in the control unit memory. In other aspects, a closed loop control method and machine-learning may be used to align the pipes. A pipe-laying vessel including pipe handling equipment and the control unit is also provided.

公开(公告)号：US11441711B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-13

申请号：US16652300

申请日：2018-10-12

Applicant: SAIPEM S.p.A.

Inventor： Francesco Lucchese ,  Gianluca Toso ,  Diego Lazzarin

IPC: F16L1/26 ,  F16L27/053 ,  F16L37/091 ,  F16L27/047 ,  F16L27/067 ,  F16L27/073

Abstract: A connection device for joining two pipe sections in a body of water has a first tubular body having a spherical face; a second tubular body having at least one spherical face; a tubular pusher arranged about the second tubular body and having a spherical face; a first mechanism for coupling the second tubular body between the first tubular body and the tubular pusher and providing a spherical coupling between the first and the second tubular body; and a second mechanism for blocking any movement about the spherical coupling of the second tubular body with respect to the first tubular body and the tubular pusher.

公开(公告)号：US11383259B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-12

申请号：US17272552

申请日：2019-09-05

Applicant: SAIPEM S.p.A.

Inventor： Francesco Simone ,  Valerio Bregonzio ,  Momtchil Kaltchev

IPC: B05B13/04 ,  B05D1/02 ,  B05D1/26 ,  B05D3/02 ,  B05D7/14 ,  B29C63/00 ,  F16L13/02 ,  F16L58/18

Abstract: A machine for making a protective joint has a guide system, which is selectively clampable about a pipeline on opposite sides with respect to the annular junction portion and configured for defining an annular path about the annular junction portion; at least one heating unit moveable along the annular path and configured for heating the annular junction portion and moveable along the annular path; at least one spray unit moveable along the annular path and configured for applying at least one polymer material to the annular junction portion; and an extrusion die moveable along the annular path and configured for applying a protective foil about the annular junction portion.