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US 11,898,941 B2Granted
Pipe engagement and testing system
AssigneePipeline Pressure Isolation Group, LLC
InventorsKenneth Breaux, W. Scott Buckley
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Abstract
A packer ring and activation system for use in a pipeline pressure isolation system utilizing a packer, a packer support ring, a primary wedge, and a plurality of secondary wedges for use with a pipe engagement, sealing and testing system.
Claims11
A packer ring and activation system comprising:
- a packer;
- a packer support ring;
- a primary wedge;
- said primary wedge further comprising a plurality of pipe angled faces and a pipe parallel face;
- a plurality of secondary wedges;
- said secondary wedges further comprising a primary wedge interface face and a grip unit interface face;
- said grip unit interface face further comprising a series of shallow and steep cut outs in a staggered tooth configuration;
- and
- said secondary wedges further comprising a pipe perpendicular face;
- a plurality of grip units;
- said grip units further comprising a secondary wedge interface face and a tubular contact interface face;
- said secondary wedge interface further comprising a series of shallow and steep cut outs in a staggered tooth configuration;
- said tubular contact face further comprising a series of radial grips;
- a plurality of primary wedge inserts with a staggered angle tooth configuration;
- a plurality of secondary wedge inserts with a staggered angle tooth configuration;
- wherein;
- said packer is in mechanical communication with said secondary wedges pipe perpendicular face;
- said primary wedge pipe angled face is in mechanical communication with said primary wedge insert;
- said primary wedge insert is in mechanical communication with said secondary wedge insert;
- said secondary wedge insert is in mechanical communication with said secondary wedge interface;
- and said secondary wedge grip unit interface face is in mechanical communication with said grip unit.
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A packer ring and activation system comprising:
- a packer;
- a packer support ring;
- a primary wedge;
- said primary wedge further comprising a plurality of pipe angled faces and a pipe parallel face;
- a plurality of secondary wedges;
- said secondary wedges further comprising a primary wedge interface face and a grip unit interface face;
- said grip unit interface face further comprising a series of shallow and steep cut outs in a staggered tooth configuration;
- and
- said secondary wedges further comprising a pipe perpendicular face;
- a grip unit;
- said grip units further comprising a tubular contact interface face;
- said tubular contact face further comprising a series of radial grips;
- wherein
- said packer is in mechanical communication with said secondary wedges pipe perpendicular face;
- said primary wedge pipe angled face is in mechanical communication with said secondary wedge and secondary wedge is in mechanical communication with said grip unit.
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A packer ring and activation system comprising:
- a packer support ring configured to deploy, expand or extend radially toward a pipeline inner wall and partially or completely bridge one or both of a plurality of extrusion gaps and/or a plurality of unsupported gaps between a plurality of said radially expanding grips, said packer support ring is comprised of at least one segment of a relatively stiff material encapsulated in relatively less stiff material;
- an activation system comprising;
- a packer;
- a plurality of secondary wedges;
- said plurality of secondary wedges are in mechanical communication with the packer support ring;
- wherein the packer support ring is expanded radially toward said pipeline inner wall by the expansion of the plurality of secondary wedges.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.