Patents by Inventor Emmanuel Huot
Emmanuel Huot has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240035591Abstract: A manipulator device to apply modules around a pipeline during assembly has two jaws mobile between an open and a closed position and configured to house the respective portions of the module, and an articulated mechanism having a plurality of degrees of freedom to place the jaws in a loading position and in a position wherein the jaws are aligned with the pipeline during assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Liborio Moceri, Carlo Chiodini, Luca Arnesano, Emmanuel Huot
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Patent number: 10859185Abstract: The disclosure provides a pipe-laying vessel including a pipe-laying tower extending upwardly from the vessel, and the vessel includes at least three separate workstations spaced apart along the length of the tower. The disclosure also provides a pipe-laying vessel including a pipe-laying tower extending upwardly from the vessel, and the vessel includes at least two clamping assemblies for clamping a pipeline, the clamping assemblies being mounted along the length of the tower, and at least one workstation mounted on the tower. The workstation is mounted on the tower below a lowermost clamping assembly. The disclosure also provides a method of J-laying pipeline from a vessel, a method of abandoning a product from a vessel, and a method of recovering a previously abandoned product to a vessel.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: SAIPEM S.P.A.Inventors: Liborio Moceri, Valerio Coppi, Emmanuel Huot
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Patent number: 10487806Abstract: A maintenance device for maintaining an offshore wind turbine, the device being suitable for pressing against and traveling along the pylon of the wind turbine. The device includes a maintenance platform including a preferably U-shaped notch so that the pylon of the wind turbine can penetrate into said notch and travel means for causing the maintenance platform to travel along the pylon of the wind turbine. The travel means comprising a plurality of motor-driven crawlers arranged under said maintenance platform so that when the pylon of the wind turbine is placed in said notch with the vertical longitudinal axis of the pylon of the wind turbine perpendicular to the work plane of said maintenance platform.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Saipem S.A.Inventors: Emmanuel Huot, Carlo Chiodini, Liborio Moceri, Romain Sylvestre
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Patent number: 10442505Abstract: A lifting apparatus comprises: a base part, a lifting rope, a sheave assembly, a first rotatably mounted sheave, around which the rope passes and from which the rope extends downwardly to a load, a second rotatably mounted sheave and a drive for moving the sheave assembly. The sheave assembly is mounted for pivotal movement relative to the base part about an axis of pivoting spaced from the axis of rotation of the first sheave and coincident with the axis of rotation of the second sheave. During movement of the load relative to the base part, the first sheave is moved by the drive to compensate for that relative movement, the movement of the first sheave being such that the vertical component of the movement of the first sheave relative to the load is less than the vertical component of the movement of the base part relative to the load.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: SAIPEM S.P.A.Inventors: Emmanuel Huot, Carlo Chiodini, Liborio Moceri
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Publication number: 20190211945Abstract: The disclosure provides a pipe-laying vessel including a pipe-laying tower extending upwardly from the vessel, and the vessel includes at least three separate workstations spaced apart along the length of the tower. The disclosure also provides a pipe-laying vessel including a pipe-laying tower extending upwardly from the vessel, and the vessel includes at least two clamping assemblies for clamping a pipeline, the clamping assemblies being mounted along the length of the tower, and at least one workstation mounted on the tower. The workstation is mounted on the tower below a lowermost clamping assembly. The disclosure also provides a method of J-laying pipeline from a vessel, a method of abandoning a product from a vessel, and a method of recovering a previously abandoned product to a vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2017Publication date: July 11, 2019Applicant: Saipem S.p.A.Inventors: Liborio MOCERI, Valerio COPPI, Emmanuel HUOT
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Publication number: 20180347549Abstract: A maintenance device for maintaining an offshore wind turbine, the device being suitable for pressing against and traveling along the pylon of the wind turbine. The device includes a maintenance platform including a preferably U-shaped notch so that the pylon of the wind turbine can penetrate into said notch and travel means for causing the maintenance platform to travel along the pylon of the wind turbine. The travel means comprising a plurality of motor-driven crawlers arranged under said maintenance platform so that when the pylon of the wind turbine is placed in said notch with the vertical longitudinal axis of the pylon of the wind turbine perpendicular to the work plane of said maintenance platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Emmanuel HUOT, Carlo Chiodini, Liborio Moceri, Romain Sylvestre
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Patent number: 9964233Abstract: A pipe-laying vessel (1) is provided, including a tower (2) extending upwardly from the vessel, a pipe loading arm (9) for raising a length of pipe from the deck to a position aligned with the tower, a travelling clamp assembly (30) mounted for movement along the tower. The pipe-laying vessel may include a fixed clamp assembly (60) located in the region of a lower portion of the tower, wherein the travelling clamp assembly and/or the fixed clamp assembly includes both a friction clamp (34, 63) and a collar clamp (62), each of the friction clamp and the collar clamp being movable between an operative position, in which it is adjustable between a clamping and a released position, and an inoperative position. Alternatively or additionally the travelling clamp assembly (30) includes both a line-up clamp (33) and a pipeline tension bearing clamp (34).Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2009Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: SAIPEM S.P.A.Inventors: Michel Pierre Baylot, Emmanuel Huot, Kimon Tullio Ardavanis
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Publication number: 20170327192Abstract: A lifting apparatus comprises: a base part, a lifting rope, a sheave assembly, a first rotatably mounted sheave, around which the rope passes and from which the rope extends downwardly to a load, a second rotatably mounted sheave and a drive for moving the sheave assembly. The sheave assembly is mounted for pivotal movement relative to the base part about an axis of pivoting spaced from the axis of rotation of the first sheave and coincident with the axis of rotation of the second sheave. During movement of the load relative to the base part, the first sheave is moved by the drive to compensate for that relative movement, the movement of the first sheave being such that the vertical component of the movement of the first sheave relative to the load is less than the vertical component of the movement of the base part relative to the load.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2015Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: SAIPEM S.P.A.Inventors: Emmanuel HUOT, Carlo CHIODINI, Liborio MOCERI
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Laying vessel for laying pipelines on the bed of a body of water, and laying vessel operating method
Patent number: 9482367Abstract: A laying vessel configured to lay pipelines on the bed of a body of water has a floating structure; a laying tower hinged to the floating structure and configured to assemble and lay a pipeline on the bed of the body of water; and an A&R system configured to abandon and recover the pipeline; and wherein the A&R system has a haul line; and a sheave assembly configured to guide the haul line, and which is fitted to the floating structure to move between a work position at the laying tower, and a position away from the laying tower.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2012Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: SAIPEM S.P.A.Inventors: Emmanuel Huot, Carlo Chiodini -
Patent number: 8827596Abstract: A method of abandoning or recovering an underwater pipeline from a laying vessel includes the steps of looping a first rope about a pulley connected to the free end of the pipeline; end-locking the first rope, on one side, to the laying vessel; and winding or unwinding the first rope, on the other side, by means of a first winch located on the laying vessel.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2010Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Saipem S.p.A.Inventors: Carlo Chiodini, Liborio Moceri, Emmanuel Huot
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LAYING VESSEL FOR LAYING PIPELINES ON THE BED OF A BODY OF WATER, AND LAYING VESSEL OPERATING METHOD
Publication number: 20140241808Abstract: A laying vessel configured to lay pipelines on the bed of a body of water has a floating structure; a laying tower hinged to the floating structure and configured to assemble and lay a pipeline on the bed of the body of water; and an A&R system configured to abandon and recover the pipeline; and wherein the A&R system has a haul line; and a sheave assembly configured to guide the haul line, and which is fitted to the floating structure to move between a work position at the laying tower, and a position away from the laying tower.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: SAIPEM S.p.A.Inventors: Emmanuel Huot, Carlo Chiodini -
Patent number: 8622655Abstract: A pipe-laying vessel is provided, including a tower extending upwardly from the vessel, a pipe loading arm for raising a length of pipe from the deck to a position aligned with the tower. The pipe-laying vessel may also include a support assembly for supporting a bulky item to be accommodated along the pipeline, the support assembly including a frame pivotable between a first load receiving position and a second tilted position in which it extends approximately parallel to the tower, and drive means for pivoting the tiltable frame between its first and second positions. The pipe-laying vessel may alternatively or additionally include a welding assembly station cabin in the region of a lower portion of the tower, a movable support assembly for supporting a bulky item to be accommodated along the pipeline, the movable support assembly being disposed on top of the cabin.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2009Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Saipem S.p.A.Inventors: Herve Jean Francois Legaignoux, Michel Pierre Baylot, Emmanuel Huot, Kimon Tullio Ardavanis
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Publication number: 20130051921Abstract: A method of abandoning or recovering an underwater pipeline from a laying vessel includes the steps of looping a first rope about a pulley connected to the free end of the pipeline; end-locking the first rope, on one side, to the laying vessel; and winding or unwinding the first rope, on the other side, by means of a first winch located on the laying vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2010Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: SAIPEM S.p.A.Inventors: Carlo Chiodini, Liborio Moceri, Emmanuel Huot
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Publication number: 20120093585Abstract: A pipe-laying vessel (1) is provided, including a tower (2) extending upwardly from the vessel, a pipe loading arm (9) for raising a length of pipe from the deck to a position aligned with the tower. The pipe-laying vessel may also include a support assembly (110) for supporting a bulky item to be accommodated along the pipeline, the support assembly including a frame (111) pivotable between a first load receiving position and a second tilted position in which it extends approximately parallel to the tower, and drive means for pivoting the tiltable frame between its first and second positions. The pipe-laying vessel may alternatively or additionally include a welding assembly station cabin (100) in the region of a lower portion of the tower, a movable support assembly (110) for supporting a bulky item to be accommodated along the pipeline, the movable support assembly being disposed on top of the cabin.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2009Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: SAIPEM S.P.AInventors: Herve Jean Francois Legaignoux, Michel Pierre Baylot, Emmanuel Huot, Kimon Tullio Ardavanis
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Publication number: 20110236137Abstract: A pipe-laying vessel (1) is provided, including a tower (2) extending upwardly from the vessel, a pipe loading arm (9) for raising a length of pipe from the deck to a position aligned with the tower, a travelling clamp assembly (30) mounted for movement along the tower. The pipe-laying vessel may include a fixed clamp assembly (60) located in the region of a lower portion of the tower, wherein the travelling clamp assembly and/or the fixed clamp assembly includes both a friction clamp (34, 63) and a collar clamp (62), each of the friction clamp and the collar clamp being movable between an operative position, in which it is adjustable between a clamping and a released position, and an inoperative position. Alternatively or additionally the travelling clamp assembly (30) includes both a line-up clamp (33) and a pipeline tension bearing clamp (34).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2009Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: SAIPEM S.P.A.Inventors: Herve Jean Francois Legaignoux, Michel Pierre Baylot, Emmanuel Huot, Kimon Tullio Ardavanis