Patents by Inventor Andre Capdebosc

Andre Capdebosc 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).

  • Fluid pressure operated duct coupling
    Patent number: 4087119
    Abstract: A device for connecting successive duct sections, especially between a sea-bed petroleum storage tank and a surface platform, comprising a flexible tubular joint secured at both ends to two cylindrical coupling units slidably mounted respectively within two duct sections to be coupled together, remotely operated means for anchoring each coupling unit within an end-shoe and remotely operated means for forming a tight seal between the external surface of the coupling units and the internal surface of the duct sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1978
    Assignee: Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine (Production)
    Inventors: Andre Capdebosc, Michel Moinard