Apparatus and method for positioning underwater pipe

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PATENT NO 9829117
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15182425

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An apparatus for positioning an underwater pipe includes a plurality of fixing members for disposing on an outer circumferential surface of the underwater pipe in a spaced apart manner, a submersible unit connected to one of the fixing members, and a counterweight unit. The submersible unit is configured to float the underwater pipe on a water surface and submerge the underwater pipe. The counterweight unit is connected to the other one of the fixing members when the underwater pipe is submerged for positioning the underwater pipe on a bottom of a body of water.

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LARSEN JANNICOSIA

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Kung, Chen-Shan Taipei, TW 5 2
Larsen, Jan Nicosia, CY 49 302
Lu, Yuan-Jui Taipei, TW 9 53

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