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Patent US7997345 - Universal marine diverter converter - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA universal marine diverter converter (UMDC) housing is clamped or latched to a rotating control device. The UMDC housing assembled with the RCD is inserted into a marine diverter above the water surface to allow conversion between conventional open and non-pressurized mud-return system drilling, and...http://www.google.com/patents/US7997345?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7997345 - Universal marine diverter converterAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7997345 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/975,554Publication dateAug 16, 2011Filing dateOct 19, 2007Priority dateOct 19, 2007Also published asCA2641296A1, CA2641296C, EP2050924A2, EP2050924A3, US20090101351Publication number11975554, 975554, US 7997345 B2, US 7997345B2, US-B2-7997345, US7997345 B2, US7997345B2InventorsDon M. HanneganOriginal AssigneeWeatherford/Lamb, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (106), Non-Patent Citations (208), Referenced by (7), Classifications (7), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetUniversal marine diverter converter
US 7997345 B2Abstract
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