Airbus was granted a patent for a double-walled pipe spacer.

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    "patent_title": "Pipe spacer",
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    "uspto_assignee": "AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED",
    "patent_abstract": "A pipe spacer for separating inner and outer pipes of a double-walled pipe is disclosed including an inner circumferential bearing surface for contacting an inner pipe of a double-walled pipe assembly; an outer circumferential bearing surface for contacting an outer pipe of the double-walled pipe assembly; at least three inner lobes, each of the inner lobes having an apex on which lies the inner circumferential bearing surface; and the outer circumferential bearing surface is curved in two orthogonal directions.",
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