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Anti-fouling covering for use in sub-sea structures

  • US 5,279,368 A
  • Filed: 05/27/1992
  • Issued: 01/18/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A covering to protect a tubular subsea structure from fouling by marine organisms, said covering comprising:

  • means wrapping the subsea structure including metal sheeting and serving to prevent or mitigate the buildup of fouling growths on the subsea structure, said means comprising a helically wound strip means defining a series of spaced valley-form deformation means extending transversely on the strip means, portions of said strip means between the deformation means being substantially planar, said deformation means being arranged such that, when the means wrapping the subsea structure is located on the tubular structure to be protected, at least one deformation means is present circumferentially in each 360` turn of said strip means.

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