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：US20170349411A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-07

申请号：US15526910

申请日：2015-11-17

Applicant: SAIPEM S.p.A.

Inventor： Davide Rossin ,  Lorenzo Penati ,  Fabrizio Gazzarri

IPC: B66C1/66 ,  F16L1/235 ,  F16L1/16 ,  F16M13/02 ,  B63B35/03

Abstract: A connecting device for supporting an apparatus configured to couple to a pipeline and having a coupling mechanism, which has a first portion configured to couple integrally to the apparatus, and a second portion, configured to be connected to a hoisting device, and selectively releasable from the first portion in a designated or given direction as a function of the relative position of, and the force exchanged between, the apparatus and the hoisting device.

公开(公告)号：US10584015B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-10

申请号：US15526910

申请日：2015-11-17

Applicant: SAIPEM S.p.A.

Inventor： Davide Rossin ,  Lorenzo Penati ,  Fabrizio Gazzarri

IPC: F16L1/16 ,  F16L1/23 ,  F16L13/02 ,  B66C1/66 ,  B63B35/03 ,  F16L1/235 ,  F16M13/02

Abstract: A connecting device for supporting an apparatus configured to couple to a pipeline and having a coupling mechanism, which has a first portion configured to couple integrally to the apparatus, and a second portion, configured to be connected to a hoisting device, and selectively releasable from the first portion in a designated or given direction as a function of the relative position of, and the force exchanged between, the apparatus and the hoisting device.