Method and system of laying underwater pipelines in the bed of a body of water

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PATENT NO 8939678
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12994438

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A method of laying underwater pipelines in the bed of a body of water, the method including laying an underwater pipeline along a given path on the bed of the body of water; breaking up a ground mass along the path to a given depth in the bed; and fluidifying the broken ground mass beneath the underwater pipeline to sink the underwater pipeline into the fluidified ground mass.

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  • SAIPEM S.P.A.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fontolan, Massimo Zero Branco, IT 7 21
Lazzarin, Diego Treviso, IT 26 40

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