Title:
OIL TRANSPORT PIPES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2005/108200
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Apparatus for transferring oil between a first facility and a second facility. The apparatus comprises a pipe supported at one end by a floating buoy and decoupling means arranged to decouple movement of the buoy from a substantial portion of the pipe. The decoupling means is generally arranged to support a portion of the pipe adjacent the floating buoy and may comprise, for example, a tether attached to the floating buoy, one or more diverter disks attached onto the length of pipe, a sliding connection or an arrangement of weights and buoys along the length of the pipe.
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Inventors:
QUASH JOHN (GB)
LAWRENCE PAUL (GB)
ZANDIYEH ALI REZA KAMBIEZ (GB)
LAWRENCE PAUL (GB)
ZANDIYEH ALI REZA KAMBIEZ (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2004/005436
Publication Date:
November 17, 2005
Filing Date:
December 20, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DUNLOP OIL & MARINE LTD (GB)
QUASH JOHN (GB)
LAWRENCE PAUL (GB)
ZANDIYEH ALI REZA KAMBIEZ (GB)
QUASH JOHN (GB)
LAWRENCE PAUL (GB)
ZANDIYEH ALI REZA KAMBIEZ (GB)
International Classes:
B63B22/02; B63B27/24; B67D9/00; (IPC1-7): B63B22/00; B63B22/02
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2002060750A1 | 2002-08-08 |
Foreign References:
| FR2808263A1 | 2001-11-02 | |||
| NL8701849A | 1989-03-01 | |||
| US4263004A | 1981-04-21 | |||
| US6109989A | 2000-08-29 | |||
| GB2335723A | 1999-09-29 | |||
| US6558215B1 | 2003-05-06 |
Other References:
None
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Barker, Brettell (Edgbaston, Birmingham B16 9PW, GB)
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