Patent ID: 11952853
Assignee: DRIL-QUIP, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 12:
13. A system, comprising:
a subsea equipment alignment device for coupling a first subsea tubular member to a second subsea tubular member, the subsea equipment alignment device comprising:
an alignment sub adapted to be coupled to a stab, wherein the alignment sub comprises an orientation profile disposed on a surface of the alignment sub; and, an alignment member having a profile designed to interface with the orientation profile of the alignment sub, and wherein the orientation profile and the profile are configured to couple upon a rotation of the alignment sub relative to the alignment member;
wherein the subsea equipment alignment device comprises one or more fluid, electric, or fiber optic lines extending therethrough and one or more couplings disposed on at least one end thereof;
wherein at least part of the subsea equipment alignment device is adapted to be connected to the stab and to be rotated up to at least 180 degrees relative to the stab while the stab is moved in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the stab.