Patents by Inventor Sébastien Legeay

Sébastien Legeay 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).

  • Device for laying a pipe in an expanse of water, and related structure and method
    Patent number: 9404604
    Abstract: A device for laying a pipe in an expanse of water includes a tower (30) intended to protrude along a tower axis (B-B?) in a floating laying structure (10), and assemblies (34A, 34B) for gripping and moving the pipe (12) in order to guide the movement of the pipe (12) towards the expanse of water (11) along a laying axis (C-C?). Each gripping and moving assembly (34A, 34B) is borne by the tower (30). The tower (30) is formed by a barrel (32) extending along the tower axis (B-B?), each gripping assembly transversely protruding from the barrel (32) relative to the tower axis (B-B?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: TECHNIP FRANCE
    Inventors: René Maloberti, Sébastien Legeay, Didier Bonnemaison, Yannick Thibault
  • DEVICE FOR LAYING A PIPE IN AN EXPANSE OF WATER, AND RELATED STRUCTURE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140010595
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a tower (30) intended to protrude along a tower axis (B-B?) in a floating laying structure (10) and assemblies (34A, 34B) for gripping and moving the pipe (12) in order to guide the movement of the pipe (12) towards the expanse of water (11) along a laying axis (C-C?). Each gripping and moving assembly (34A, 34B) is borne by the tower (30). The tower (30) is formed by a barrel (32) extending along the tower axis (B-B?), said or each gripping assembly transversely protruding from the barrel (32) relatively to the tower axis (B-B?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: René Maloberti, Sébastien Legeay, Didier Bonnemaison, Yannick Thibault