Pipe handling apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6588981
APP PUB NO 20020021942A1
SERIAL NO

09875445

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A pipe handling apparatus for laying elongate articles in deep waters includes a tiltable pipe handling structure housing a traveling clamp for holding and/or paying out under tension the elongate article and a fixed clamp. The traveling clamp is driven via an articulated rack located by a guide mechanism. The rack driven by a pinion drive mechanism and acts at a lower portion of the rack, such that the center of gravity of the apparatus is lowered, and loading in the structure is reduced.

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ACERGY UK LIMITEDBUCKSBURN HOUSE HOWES ROAD BUCKSBURN ABERDEEN AB16 7QU

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Turnbull, Richard W Sowerby, GB 3 44
Willis, Stewart K Aboyne, GB 7 73

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