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US 8,137,543 B2Granted
Sealing system for a removable internal wall within a vessel
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsChristian Pays, Christophe Corailler
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Abstract
A vessel system comprising a vessel is presented. The vessel system comprises at least one internal wall located within the vessel. The vessel system further comprises at least one inflatable seal to create a seal between an outer periphery of the internal wall and an internal cavity wall of the vessel. The vessel system further comprises a shaft longitudinally traversing the vessel and adapted to transmit a force applied on the at least one internal wall to an end of the vessel.
Claims6
A vessel system, comprising:
- a vessel;
- an input opening;
- an output opening;
- at least one internal wall located within the vessel;
- at least one inflatable seal, the inflatable seal allowing to create a seal between an outer periphery of the internal wall and an internal cavity wall of the vessel;
- a shaft traversing longitudinally the vessel and adapted to transmit a force applied on the at least one internal wall to an end of the vessel;
- a duct to supply an inflation medium to the at least one inflatable seal, the duct being located within the shaft;
- and
- a removable cap at an end of the vessel, the removable cap allowing when removed to open the vessel over a full section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.