Patents by Inventor Pierre Antoine Desire Savy

Pierre Antoine Desire Savy 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).

  • Patent number: 6109833
    Abstract: A device for transferring fluid between equipment on the seabed and a surface unit. At least one flexible pipe extends in a catenary curve. An intermediate buoyancy and support member associated with the pipe splits the pipe into two parts, an upper part and a lower part. The intermediate member imparts to a region of the upper part a concavity facing the seabed. A yoke on the pipe and a cable from the yoke retain at least one region of the lower part of the pipe. The cable is connected to a fixed member on the seabed for tensioning the lower part of the pipe. The cable and the fixed member impart a bend to the region of the lower part of the pipe, the concavity of which faces the equipment on the seabed. The intermediate member is connected to the fixed member. The cable between the lower part of the pipe and the fixed member has a length at least equal to the minimum bend radius of the lower part of the flexible pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Coflexip
    Inventor: Pierre Antoine Desire Savy