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4786266 Open sea transfer of fluids
Volume 20/Number 5/May 1989
Th~s Secuon contains abstracts and, where appropriate, illustrations of recently ~ssued United States patents and pubhshed patent apphcatxons filed from over 30 countries under the Patent Cooperation Treaty This reformation was obtained from recent addmons to the Pergamon PATSEARCH '~ onhne database in accordance with interest profiles developed by the E&tors Further reformation about Pergamon PATSEARCH ~ can be obtained from Pergamon Orbit InfoLme Inc, 8000 Westpark Drive, McLean, Vxrgmm 22102 U S A Cop~es of complete patents announced an this Section are avadable from Pergamon Orbit InfoLme Inc for $8 per copy Payment with order is required Orders outside North America add $2 for air postage Order by patent number for Pergamon Orbit InfoLme only
4784625 TILT LOCK MECHANISM FOR MARINE PROPULSION DEVICE Ryojl Nakahama, Iwata, Japan assigned to Sanshm Kobyo Kabushlkl Kalsha 'A tilt locking and shock absorbing arrangement for a marine outboard drive embodymg a single cyhnder and plston assembly for controlhng the tilt and trim positions of the drive and for further absorbing shocks apphed to it An accumulator arrangement is provided having gas over od and is valved mto the system m such a way as to retard passage of the gas xnto the shock absorbing device per se and which will return any escaped gas back to the accumulator
4786266 OPEN
SEA TRANSFER FLUIDS
OF
John Fozard, Nlgel Came, Denms Mottram, Hemz E Frick, Surrey, Umted Kingdom assigned to Brmsh Aerospace Pubhc Limited Company The equipment for the transfer of flmds such as oll or gas from a drllhng rig or platform mounted on the seabed to a ship pitching, heaving and yawing in relation thereto includes an raterconnection through which fluid flow can take place The mterconnectlon has two parts, namely a probe 5 and a probe-receiver 4 The two parts are capable of engagement or disengagement on relatwe fore-and-aft movement The eqmpment also includes a hose 6 to pass fired to and from the mterconnectlon, one part of the mterconnectlon being mounted upon the platform 1 and the other part being carried by an at least partially spaced stabdlzed gantry 9 mounted upon the receiver vessel 8 One part of the mterconnectlon 4 is mounted by a releasable anchor and has its hose 6 extendable when the anchor is released The arrangement is such that the recelver vessel can be temporarily placed in an engagement position adjacent to the platform 1 and the parts 4 and 5 of the mterconnectlon so
ahgned that engagement can be effected Subsequently, the vessel 8 can be moved away from the platform to a more convement position, while the mterconnectlon 4 and 5 remain engaged to allow fired transfer, the extendable hose 6 being paid out accordingly
4789005 MARINE GROWTH RETARDING HOSE Alan Gnffiths, New Waltham, Umted Kingdom assigned to Dunlop Limited A flexlble hose statable for use m seawater contalns a small amount of copper dust m its elastomenc cover The copper dust, even though present m a small amount, mhlb~ts manne growth on the hose and prevents manne creatures boring very far into the hose The hose is particularly statable for the transportatlon of corroswe fired such as crude od
4795903 ANALYSIS
OF FLUIDS
Cohn G Clayton, Tregaron, Umted Kingdom assigned to Umted Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority A method and apparatus are prowded for analysing a fired, especially an oil/water/gas mlxture of unknown composition flowing m a plpehne (10) The apparatus can operate remotely, for example on the sea bed A gammaray source (12) and a &ametncally arranged scintillator (20) enable the density to be determined, whde a fast neutron source (14) and a &ametrically arranged germanium gamma spectrometer (22) cooled by a cryo-cooler (26) enable the concentrations of the elements present to be determined The apparatus also meludes a pulsed fast neutron source and a gamma detector to determine the flow velocity of the fluid The apparatus enables the weight fracUons of o11, water and gas to be derived
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Th~s Secuon contains abstracts and, where appropriate, illustrations of recently ~ssued United States patents and pubhshed patent apphcatxons filed from over 30 countries under the Patent Cooperation Treaty This reformation was obtained from recent addmons to the Pergamon PATSEARCH '~ onhne database in accordance with interest profiles developed by the E&tors Further reformation about Pergamon PATSEARCH ~ can be obtained from Pergamon Orbit InfoLme Inc, 8000 Westpark Drive, McLean, Vxrgmm 22102 U S A Cop~es of complete patents announced an this Section are avadable from Pergamon Orbit InfoLme Inc for $8 per copy Payment with order is required Orders outside North America add $2 for air postage Order by patent number for Pergamon Orbit InfoLme only
4784625 TILT LOCK MECHANISM FOR MARINE PROPULSION DEVICE Ryojl Nakahama, Iwata, Japan assigned to Sanshm Kobyo Kabushlkl Kalsha 'A tilt locking and shock absorbing arrangement for a marine outboard drive embodymg a single cyhnder and plston assembly for controlhng the tilt and trim positions of the drive and for further absorbing shocks apphed to it An accumulator arrangement is provided having gas over od and is valved mto the system m such a way as to retard passage of the gas xnto the shock absorbing device per se and which will return any escaped gas back to the accumulator
4786266 OPEN
SEA TRANSFER FLUIDS
OF
John Fozard, Nlgel Came, Denms Mottram, Hemz E Frick, Surrey, Umted Kingdom assigned to Brmsh Aerospace Pubhc Limited Company The equipment for the transfer of flmds such as oll or gas from a drllhng rig or platform mounted on the seabed to a ship pitching, heaving and yawing in relation thereto includes an raterconnection through which fluid flow can take place The mterconnectlon has two parts, namely a probe 5 and a probe-receiver 4 The two parts are capable of engagement or disengagement on relatwe fore-and-aft movement The eqmpment also includes a hose 6 to pass fired to and from the mterconnectlon, one part of the mterconnectlon being mounted upon the platform 1 and the other part being carried by an at least partially spaced stabdlzed gantry 9 mounted upon the receiver vessel 8 One part of the mterconnectlon 4 is mounted by a releasable anchor and has its hose 6 extendable when the anchor is released The arrangement is such that the recelver vessel can be temporarily placed in an engagement position adjacent to the platform 1 and the parts 4 and 5 of the mterconnectlon so
ahgned that engagement can be effected Subsequently, the vessel 8 can be moved away from the platform to a more convement position, while the mterconnectlon 4 and 5 remain engaged to allow fired transfer, the extendable hose 6 being paid out accordingly
4789005 MARINE GROWTH RETARDING HOSE Alan Gnffiths, New Waltham, Umted Kingdom assigned to Dunlop Limited A flexlble hose statable for use m seawater contalns a small amount of copper dust m its elastomenc cover The copper dust, even though present m a small amount, mhlb~ts manne growth on the hose and prevents manne creatures boring very far into the hose The hose is particularly statable for the transportatlon of corroswe fired such as crude od
4795903 ANALYSIS
OF FLUIDS
Cohn G Clayton, Tregaron, Umted Kingdom assigned to Umted Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority A method and apparatus are prowded for analysing a fired, especially an oil/water/gas mlxture of unknown composition flowing m a plpehne (10) The apparatus can operate remotely, for example on the sea bed A gammaray source (12) and a &ametncally arranged scintillator (20) enable the density to be determined, whde a fast neutron source (14) and a &ametrically arranged germanium gamma spectrometer (22) cooled by a cryo-cooler (26) enable the concentrations of the elements present to be determined The apparatus also meludes a pulsed fast neutron source and a gamma detector to determine the flow velocity of the fluid The apparatus enables the weight fracUons of o11, water and gas to be derived
For mformatmn about PATSEARCH~ Pergamon Orbit lnfoLme Inc 8000 Westpark Drive McLean, VA 22102 USA Telephone (703) 442-0900 Telex 90- i 811
Pergamon Orbit InfoLme Ltd Actulles House Western Avenue London W3 0UA Telephone (01) 992-3456 Telex 8814614 245