Drilling rig riser identification apparatus
First Claim
1. A subsea riser comprisinga tubular subsea riser body having an interior surface, an exterior surface, and two spaced-apart ends,at least one identification assembly on the riser body,the identification assembly having an assembly body releasably secured around the exterior surface of the riser body and having a plurality of wave-energizable apparatuses embedded within the assembly body and circumferentially spaced around the riser body,the assembly body comprising a single integral piece and having an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a channel therethrough in which is positioned part of the riser body,wherein the assembly body has at least a first annular projection extending radially from the exterior surface of the assembly body and encircling the assembly body and encircling the riser body,wherein the identification assembly is disposed at a position outside the exterior surface of the riser body.
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Abstract
A riser having a riser body having an interior surface, an exterior surface, and two spaced-apart ends, at least one identification assembly on the riser body, the identification assembly having an assembly body and a wave energizable apparatus in the body, the assembly body having an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a channel therethrough in which is positioned part of the riser body, the assembly body releasably secured on the riser body, and the wave energizable apparatus positioned within the assembly body. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b).
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20 Claims
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1. A subsea riser comprising
a tubular subsea riser body having an interior surface, an exterior surface, and two spaced-apart ends, at least one identification assembly on the riser body, the identification assembly having an assembly body releasably secured around the exterior surface of the riser body and having a plurality of wave-energizable apparatuses embedded within the assembly body and circumferentially spaced around the riser body, the assembly body comprising a single integral piece and having an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a channel therethrough in which is positioned part of the riser body, wherein the assembly body has at least a first annular projection extending radially from the exterior surface of the assembly body and encircling the assembly body and encircling the riser body, wherein the identification assembly is disposed at a position outside the exterior surface of the riser body.
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18. A subsea riser comprising
a tubular subsea riser body having an interior surface, an exterior surface, and two spaced-apart ends, an identification assembly on the riser body, the identification assembly having an assembly body and a plurality of wave-energizable apparatuses in the assembly body, the assembly body having an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a channel formed by the interior surface, wherein a part of the riser body exterior surface is positioned within the channel, the assembly body extending around and releasably secured on the riser body, each wave-energizable apparatus being positioned within the assembly body and circumferentially spaced about the riser body, the assembly body having two ends, the two ends connected together, the exterior surface of the assembly body having at least one annular recess for a strap, a strap disposed within the at least one annular recess, the strap securing the identification assembly to the riser body, and the assembly body having at least one annular projection projecting radially from the exterior surface of the assembly body and encircling the assembly body.
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19. A subsea riser identification assembly comprising
an assembly body securable around the body of a tubular subsea riser, the assembly body having an exterior surface, a plurality of wave-energizable apparatuses within the assembly body, the plurality of wave-energizable apparatuses including information about the riser, at least one annular projection encircling the assembly body and axially spaced from the axial position of the plurality of wave-energizable apparatuses, at least one annular recess, the recess circumferentially disposed about the exterior surface of the assembly body and axially spaced from the at least one annular projection and axially spaced from the plurality of wave-energizable apparatuses, and a strap disposed within the at least one annular recess, the strap configured to secure the identification assembly to the riser body, wherein the assembly body is circumferentially extendable around the riser body and comprises two ends connectable together.
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