Back to results
US 10,480,287 B2Granted
Epoxy-based subsea insulation material
AssigneeCarboline Company
InventorsBenjamin Lee Thornton, John Orlin Kloepper, Steve Vincent Liebhart
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An epoxy-based insulation material and a method of thermally insulating a subsea production apparatus are disclosed. The epoxy-based insulation material has an amine-cured epoxy elastomer matrix and a plurality of non-metallic beads suspended in the matrix. The epoxy-based insulation material is located on the subsea production apparatus to thermally insulate a hydrocarbon fluid from sea water.
Claims12
An epoxy-based insulation material for insulating a subsea production apparatus comprising:
- an amine-cured epoxy elastomer matrix, including between 1% and 10% aminopolysiloxane;
- and a plurality of non-metallic beads suspended in the matrix;
- wherein the insulation material is located on the subsea production apparatus to thermally insulate a hydrocarbon fluid from sea water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.