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Article: French Inventor Develops Flowline Insulation System
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- Article date:
- October 31, 2008
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Jean-Francois Saint-Marcoux of Paris has developed an insulation systems for sub-sea hydrocarbon flowlines.
According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to insulation systems for sub-sea hydrocarbon flowlines, and in particular to systems for controlling the overall heat transfer coefficient of conduits insulated by pipe-in-pipe construction."
The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. 7,441,602 on Oct. 28.
The patent has been assigned to Acergy France SA, Suresnes, France.
The original application was filed on May 28, 2003, ...