Patents Assigned to Scottish Development Agency
  • Connector for fluid carrying conduits
    Patent number: 5114117
    Abstract: A connector for use in connecting and disconnecting fluid carrying conduits, for example in an offshore installation, is of the "plug and socket" type, which comprises cooperating parts in the form of a female part (10) to be mounted for example to a subsea module and a complementary male part (11) over which the female part (10) fits. Each of the female and male parts are provided with a plurality of bores (12) and (13) respectively; with the bores (13) being for connection to fluid carrying conduits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
    Assignee: Scottish Development Agency
    Inventors: David E. Appleford, Colin G. Millum, Duncan M. Scott, Michael J. Rimmer