Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for burying a pipeline in a bed of a body of water
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Application No.: US15758237Application Date: 2016-09-09
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Publication No.: US10597849B2Publication Date: 2020-03-24
- Inventor: Alberto Serena , Diego Lazzarin , Salvatore Torcivia , Massimo Bellin
- Applicant: SAIPEM S.p.A.
- Applicant Address: IT San Donato Milanese
- Assignee: SAIPEM S.p.A.
- Current Assignee: SAIPEM S.p.A.
- Current Assignee Address: IT San Donato Milanese
- Agency: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
- Priority: IT10201550982 20150911
- International Application: PCT/IB2016/055378 WO 20160909
- International Announcement: WO2017/042723 WO 20170316
- Main IPC: F16L1/16
- IPC: F16L1/16 ; F16L1/23 ; E02F5/10 ; H02G1/10 ; B63B35/03 ; E02F5/14 ; E02F9/26 ; F16L57/02 ; F16L1/19 ; F16L1/235 ; F17D1/02 ; F16L1/20

Abstract:
A method for burying a pipeline in a bed of a body of water which includes: making a trench with a bottom surface in a bed of a body of water via a bed working vehicle advanced in an advancing direction; advancing a floating unit in the body of water; releasing a pipeline in the body of water via a tensioner and along a lay device tilted in an adjustable manner and constrained to the floating unit; guiding the pipeline to the bottom surface of the trench via a guide vehicle advanced on the bed of the body of water; and controlling the tensioner, the floating unit, the lay device, the bed working vehicle, and the guide vehicle to minimize stress along the pipeline.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190226177A1 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BURYING A PIPELINE IN A BED OF A BODY OF WATER Public/Granted day:2019-07-25
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