Guiding device
CA 2660433 C · Owner: Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland B.V. · Inventors: Hees, Stefan Willem
Overview
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The present invention relates to a guiding device (40) configured to guide equipment units for joining pipe sections which are arranged in a substantially upright position. The guiding device comprises a stationary body (41) one or more movable carriers being movably supported on said stationary body and configured to revolve one or more equipment units about a pipe section a pipeline engagement device (63) configured to engage said guiding device with said pipe section and to support said stationary body and one or more adjustable supports (44) said one or more adjustable supports being configured to make adjustment possible of a working plane of one or more equipment units (47 48, 49) …
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- Filed September 4, 2006 and granted March 18, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 4, 2026.
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