ADJUSTMENT AND RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR A SUBSEA FLEX JOINT - Patent 2705214

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EP 2 705 214 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	15.08.2013

(43)	Date of publication:
	12.03.2014 Bulletin 2014/11

(21)	Application number: 12719173.2

(22)	Date of filing: 20.04.2012

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

E21B 33/038^(2006.01)
E21B 17/01^(2006.01)

E21B 43/01^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2012/034389

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2012/151060 (08.11.2012 Gazette 2012/45)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

03.05.2011 US 201161482132 P

(71)	Applicant: BP Corporation North America Inc.
	Houston, TX 77079 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	SMITH, Fred, Lamar Naperville IL 60563 (US) GUTIERREZ, Luis, Javier Naperville IL 60563 (US) LANAN, Kevin, Taylor Naperville IL 60563 (US)

(74)	Representative: Hamer, Christopher K. et al
	Mathys & Squire LLP 120 Holborn London EC1N 2SQ London EC1N 2SQ (GB)

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