86 patents
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Utility
Suspended theater edge actuated seat moving machine
13 Jul 21
A seat moving machine comprises a passenger seat assembly disposed in between opposing seat supports which raise and lower the passenger seat assembly.
Clifford Allen Jennings, Kenneth Kurtz, Justin Quillen, Jeremy Wall
Filed: 10 Apr 20
Utility
Suspended theater with edge actuators
13 Jul 21
A suspended theater system uses a seat moving machine comprising a passenger seat assembly disposed in between opposing seat supports which raise and lower the passenger seat assembly.
Clifford Allen Jennings, Kenneth Kurtz, Justin Quillen, Jeremy Wall
Filed: 10 Apr 20
Utility
System For And Method of Sealing A Flowline With A Metal Seal After Hot Tapping
8 Jul 21
In embodiments, a hot tap clamping system comprises a clamp which fits over and secures against a pipe, an actuator interface, an actuator operatively in communication with clamp, and a hot tap assembly.
Andrew Gregory Restivo, Norman Smith
Filed: 18 Mar 21
Utility
System for Identification of Marine Mammalian Species Present at an Offshore Construction Site
24 Jun 21
A system for supporting timely, informed decision making with respect to commencing and terminating offshore construction operations within a predetermined zone using a situational awareness tool not compromised by weather, poor-visibility, or a simple protected species observer (PSO) conundrum of not being able to see all things at all times, and for identification of marine mammalian species present at an offshore construction site that is sensor and platform agnostic comprises a plurality of sensors, a predetermined subset of the plurality of sensors operational without requiring daylight, the sensors operative to deliver data from which targets are determined and from which their position information can be derived; a data communicator operative to allow provide real-time data to a data viewer; a data processor operatively in communication with the plurality of sensors and the data communicator; and a display operatively in communication with the data communicator and operative to display a representation of real-time data, the display comprising a visual interface operatively connected to the data processor and comprising a human machine interface centralized display.
Eric H. Galerne, Miles Roden, Nat Spencer
Filed: 10 Jul 20
Utility
Apparatus and Method for Assisting Deployment of Coiled Tubing
27 May 21
Deployment of coiled tubing may be assisted using an apparatus comprising a source of coiled tubing, a coiled tubing distributor that comprises a passageway adapted to allow engaging the coiled tubing from the source of coiled tubing where the passageway comprises a coiled tubing receiver comprising a predetermined radius and a support frame, connected to the passageway, that is adapted to accept a portion of the coiled tubing therethrough, and a slip disposed intermediate the passageway and the support frame where the slip is adapted to accept a portion of the coiled tubing therethrough.
Neil Crawford
Filed: 20 Nov 20
Utility
Subsea Assist Snubbing Jack
13 May 21
A subsea assist snubbing jack comprises bi-directional slip bowls and can hold light or heavy pipe loads, create clamping load internally without relying on pipe weight or the force of the subsea assist snubbing jack to develop clamping force; do not require pipe motion to unseat the clamp on the pipe; utilize smooth faced inserts that do not mark the pipe; and are suitable for subsea control by wire operation.
John R. Cook, Robert L. Ewen, Harris Akhtar Iqbal
Filed: 21 Oct 20
Utility
System for and method of sealing a flowline with a metal seal after hot tapping
27 Apr 21
In embodiments, a hot tap clamping system comprises a clamp which fits over and secures against a pipe, an actuator interface, an actuator operatively in communication with clamp, and a hot tap assembly.
Andrew Gregory Restivo, Norman Gregory Smith
Filed: 31 Aug 17
Utility
Subsea computed tomography system with flat panel detectors
27 Apr 21
A Computed Tomography (CT) system can be deployed by subsea vehicles such as remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) or by divers to perform CT inspections on a subsea structure.
Rajashekar Venkatachalam, Michael William Killeen, James Reid McNab
Filed: 9 May 19
Utility
Hot melt apparatus and method of use
27 Apr 21
In various embodiments, a hot melt device comprising a heating device that is automatically or manually triggered is configured so as to have its melt surface applied bringing a thermoplastic material in its solid form into contact with a surface via mechanical extrusion; using a heater to heat the thermoplastic material to a temperature above a melting temperature of the thermoplastic material while maintaining the contact of the thermoplastic material with the surface; allowing the heated thermoplastic material to cool to a temperature that is below the thermoplastic material's melting temperature; and allowing the heated thermoplastic material to bond the hot melt apparatus to the contacted surface without a solvent or use of a curing chemical reaction when the heated thermoplastic material is cooled to below the thermoplastic material's melting temperature while remaining connected to the structural body.
Marc Christensen, Peter Carow, Eric Curley, Andrew Curtis, James Stein, Lee Vyoral, Michael M Withey
Filed: 17 Jul 18
Utility
Hot Melt Apparatus and Method of Use
22 Apr 21
In various embodiments, a hot melt device comprising a heating device that is automatically or manually triggered is configured so as to have its melt surface applied bringing a thermoplastic material in its solid form into contact with a surface via mechanical extrusion; using a heater to heat the thermoplastic material to a temperature above a melting temperature of the thermoplastic material while maintaining the contact of the thermoplastic material with the surface; allowing the heated thermoplastic material to cool to a temperature that is below the thermoplastic material's melting temperature; and allowing the heated thermoplastic material to bond the hot melt apparatus to the contacted surface without a solvent or use of a curing chemical reaction when the heated thermoplastic material is cooled to below the thermoplastic material's melting temperature while remaining connected to the structural body.
Marc Christensen, Peter Carow, Eric Curley, Andrew Curtis, James Stein, Lee Vyoral, Michael M Withey
Filed: 23 Dec 20
Utility
Hot Melt Apparatus and Method of Use
22 Apr 21
In various embodiments, a hot melt device comprising a heating device that is automatically or manually triggered is configured so as to have its melt surface applied bringing a thermoplastic material in its solid form into contact with a surface via mechanical extrusion; using a heater to heat the thermoplastic material to a temperature above a melting temperature of the thermoplastic material while maintaining the contact of the thermoplastic material with the surface; allowing the heated thermoplastic material to cool to a temperature that is below the thermoplastic material's melting temperature; and allowing the heated thermoplastic material to bond the hot melt apparatus to the contacted surface without a solvent or use of a curing chemical reaction when the heated thermoplastic material is cooled to below the thermoplastic material's melting temperature while remaining connected to the structural body.
Marc Christensen, Peter Carow, Eric Curley, Andrew Curtis, James Stein, Lee Vyoral, Michael M Withey
Filed: 23 Dec 20
Utility
Isolation Valve for Fluid Flow Regulation
8 Apr 21
An isolation valve can be used subsea such as with a fluid handling system which may be associated with a subsea Christmas tree and comprises a housing comprising a material created by a sintering process and a vertical axis defined in-between a first housing end and a second housing end; two or more seats comprising a sintered material and disposed radially opposite each other; a first annulus extending through a predetermined portion of the second housing end and the first seat at a first position radially offset from and substantially parallel to the vertical axis; a second annulus extending through a predetermined portion of the second housing end and the second seat at a second position radially offset from the first annulus along the vertical axis and substantially parallel to the housing vertical axis; a first fluid port disposed through the second end of the housing and in fluid communication with the first annulus; second fluid port disposed through the second end of the housing and in fluid communication with the second annulus; and an actuator disposed at least partially within the housing and rotatable about the vertical axis of the housing, the actuator comprising a sintered material, the actuator configured to allow fluid flow in a first rotational position of the actuator and block fluid communication in a second rotational position of the actuator, and a predetermined surface uniformly machined to a surface of the first seat which is exposed to the fluid annulus and to a surface of the second seat which is exposed to the fluid annulus, the predetermined surface defining a metal-to-metal seal at the exposed surfaces of the first seat and the second seat when the actuator is in the second rotation position.
Morten Fjeldsaa
Filed: 30 Sep 20
Utility
Autonomous Loading/unloading of Cargo
1 Apr 21
Cargo may be optimally placed within a cargo hold using a cargo mover comprising a flexible conveyor belt extending from a ground location to a cargo hold, data defining a dimensional map of available space existing within the cargo hold for placement of cargo, a conveyor controller operatively in communication with the flexible conveyer belt and comprising packing software, and a smart loader comprising a predetermined set of scanning sensors operative to scan the cargo hold and a processor operatively in communication with the predetermined set of sensors and the conveyor controller.
David Wesley Weaver
Filed: 30 Sep 20
Utility
Method for detecting flooding in flexible tubular pipes under high pressure conditions
4 Mar 21
A system for inspecting flexible pipelines comprises a data analyzer, a data collector and an ultrasonic transducer.
Vilmar da Silva do Vale, Rohit Bali, Samik Das, Sheethal Sasidharan, Vikrant Verma
Filed: 26 May 20
Utility
System for detecting flooding in flexible tubular pipes under high pressure conditions
4 Mar 21
A system for inspecting flexible pipelines comprises a data analyzer, a data collector and an ultrasonic transducer.
Vilmar da Silva do Vale, Rohit Bali, Samik Das, Sheethal Sasidharan, Vikrant Verma
Filed: 26 May 20
Utility
Motion Arresting and Dampening Device
25 Feb 21
In embodiments, motion may be arrested and/or dampened using a motion arresting and dampening device comprising a lifting spreader bar, one or more bar mounted winches, deployment wire, a restorative inflation device, restraining wires and winches, hoses and controller, mechanical connection release system circuitry.
Eric H Galerne, Miles Roden, Nat Spencer
Filed: 10 Jul 20
Utility
Flexible riser insulation removal tool for ultrasonic test inspection
26 Jan 21
A tool can be used remove one or more outer layers of a tubular such as a flexible pipeline to enable an inspection on the remaining layers of the flexible pipeline.
Daniel J. Scoville, Ryan Bradley, Abhishek Shukla
Filed: 7 Dec 18
Utility
Hot Melt Apparatus and Method of Use
23 Dec 20
In various embodiments, a hot melt device comprising a heating device that is automatically or manually triggered is configured so as to have its melt surface applied bringing a thermoplastic material in its solid form into contact with a surface via mechanical extrusion; using a heater to heat the thermoplastic material to a temperature above a melting temperature of the thermoplastic material while maintaining the contact of the thermoplastic material with the surface; allowing the heated thermoplastic material to cool to a temperature that is below the thermoplastic material's melting temperature; and allowing the heated thermoplastic material to bond the hot melt apparatus to the contacted surface without a solvent or use of a curing chemical reaction when the heated thermoplastic material is cooled to below the thermoplastic material's melting temperature while remaining connected to the structural body.
Marc Christensen, Peter Carow, Eric Curley, Andrew Curtis, James Stein, Lee Vyoral, Michael M Withey
Filed: 1 Sep 20
Utility
ROV deployed buoy system
7 Dec 20
A surface buoy comprising a resident electrical power supply allows the surface buoy to be an integrated part of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) deployed power buoy system which makes transport and installation more efficient than alternatives.
Rune Hansen
Filed: 5 Jun 19
Utility
Open Water Coiled Tubing Sealing Device
18 Nov 20
Dynamic/static sealing of coiled tubing subsea for pipeline and well access with hydrostatic conditions up to 10,000 feet water depth while maintaining wellbore or pipeline pressures up to 10,000 psi may be achieved using a system comprising a subsea fluid source which utilizes a riserless open water coiled tubing system and an open water coiled tubing sealer to control hydrostatic pressure and fluid container pressures.
Robert L. Ewen, Harris Akhtar Iqbal
Filed: 7 Jun 20