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Patent US7216701 - Apparatus for expanding a tubular member - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member includes a support member comprising a fluid passage, an expansion device for radially expanding and plastically deforming the tubular member movably coupled to the support member for longitudinal displacement relative to...http://www.google.com/patents/US7216701?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7216701 - Apparatus for expanding a tubular memberAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7216701 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/142,754Publication dateMay 15, 2007Filing dateJun 1, 2005Priority dateDec 7, 1998Fee statusLapsedAlso published asUS6892819, US7077211, US7121337, US7195061, US7198100, US7240729, US7357188, US7434618, US7665532, US20020060078, US20040182569, US20040188099, US20050205253, US20050224225, US20050230102, US20050230103, US20050230104, US20080087418, US20080156480Publication number11142754, 142754, US 7216701 B2, US 7216701B2, US-B2-7216701, US7216701 B2, US7216701B2InventorsRobert Lance Cook, David Paul Brisco, R. Bruce Stewart, Lev Ring, Richard Carl Haut, Robert Donald Mack, Alan B. DuellOriginal AssigneeShell Oil CompanyExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (101), Non-Patent Citations (99), Referenced by (11), Classifications (38), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetApparatus for expanding a tubular member
US 7216701 B2Abstract
An apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member includes a support member comprising a fluid passage, an expansion device for radially expanding and plastically deforming the tubular member movably coupled to the support member for longitudinal displacement relative to the support member comprising an expansion cone, at least one pressure chamber defined by and positioned between the support member and expansion device fluidicly coupled to the first fluid passage, and one or more releasable supports coupled to the support member adapted to support the tubular member, wherein the releasable supports are positioned above the expansion device.
an expansion device for radially expanding and plastically deforming the tubular member movably coupled to the support member for longitudinal displacement relative to the support member comprising an expansion cone;
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the expansion device includes one or more tubular pistons.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the releasable supports comprise hydraulic slips.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the expansion device includes:
6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein one or more of the annular pistons include an expansion cone.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the pressure chambers comprise annular pressure chambers.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the tubular member comprises a pipeline member.
9. An apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member, comprising:
wherein the releasable supports comprise hydraulic slips.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the fluid passage includes a throat passage having a reduced inner diameter.
11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the expansion device includes one or more tubular pistons.
12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the releasable supports are positioned above the expansion device.
13. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the expansion device includes:
14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein one or more of the annular pistons include an expansion cone.
15. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the pressure chambers comprise annular pressure chambers.
16. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the tubular member comprises a pipeline member.
17. An apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member, comprising:
wherein the pressure chambers comprise annular pressure chambers.
18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the fluid passage includes a throat passage having a reduced inner diameter.
19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the expansion device includes one or more tubular pistons.
20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the releasable supports are positioned above the expansion device.
21. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the expansion device includes:
22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein one or more of the annular pistons include an expansion cone.
23. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the releasable supports comprise hydraulic slips.
24. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the tubular member comprises a pipeline member.
25. An apparatus for expanding a tubular member, comprising:
an expansion device for expanding the tubular member movably coupled to the support member comprising one or more tubular pistons;
wherein the releasable supports comprise hydraulic slips; and
26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the tubular member comprises a pipeline member.
27. An apparatus for expanding a tubular member, comprising:
wherein the releasable supports comprise hydraulic slips;
wherein the pressure chambers comprise annular pressure chambers;
28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the expansion device comprises:
a tubular piston that receives and mates with the support member and is received within and mates with the tubular member;
a tubular sleeve that extends from the tubular piston having an end that extends out of the tubular member; and
a tapered tubular expansion cone coupled to the end of the tubular sleeve.
29. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the tubular member comprises a pipeline member.
30. An apparatus for expanding a tubular member, comprising:
an expansion device for expanding the tubular member movably coupled to the support member;
an actuator coupled to the support member for actuating the expansion device; and
31. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the tubular member comprises a pipeline member.
32. An apparatus for expanding a tubular member, comprising:
a support member; an expansion device for expanding the tubular member movably coupled to the support member;
wherein the releasable supports are positioned above the expansion device; and
33. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the tubular member comprises a pipeline member.
This application is a division of U.S. utility patent application Ser. No. 10/769,726, filed on Jan. 30, 2004, that was a division of U.S. utility patent application Ser. No. 09/510,913, filed on Feb. 23, 2000, that claimed the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/121,702 filed on Feb. 25, 1999, that was a continuation in part of U.S. utility patent application Ser. No. 09/502,350, filed on Feb. 10, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,823,937, which claimed the benefit of the filing date of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/119,611, filed on Feb. 11, 1999, which was a continuation in part of U.S. utility patent application Ser. No. 09/454,139, filed on Dec. 3, 1999 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,497,289), which claimed the benefit of the filing date of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/111,293, filed on Dec. 7, 1998, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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