Patents by Inventor Anders Sorum

Anders Sorum has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System for the transmission of signals to or between underwater installations
    Patent number: 7113668
    Abstract: A system for the transmission of signals to or between underwater installations, uses optical fibres for the transmission of optical signals to/from a control unit or between the installations. The system includes a conversion unit coupled to one of the ends of the optical fibre for conversion of the optical signals to high frequency radio signals and/or conversion of high frequency radio signals to optical signals, a conversion unit having a coupling to an electrical power supply cable for the transmission of power to the underwater installation, where the coupling unit is coupled to the conversion unit to transfer the high frequency radio signal along the power supply cable to and/or from the underwater installation, and at least one transducer unit in the underwater installation for receiving and/or emission of the high frequency radio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Statoil ASA
    Inventors: Anders Sorum, Jens-Henrik Neuenkirchen
  • Fiberoptic coupling
    Publication number: 20040151427
    Abstract: A system for the transmission of signals to or between underwater installations, comprising optical fibres for the transmission of optical signals to/from a control unit or between the installations. The system comprises: A conversion unit 36 coupled to one of the ends of the optical fibre for conversion of the optical signals to high frequency radio signals and/or conversion of high frequency radio signals to optical signals, a conversion unit 37 comprising a coupling to an electrical power supply cable for the transmission of power to the underwater installation, where the coupling unit is coupled to the conversion unit for thereby to transfer the high frequency radio signal along the power supply cable to and/or from the underwater installation, and at least one transducer unit in the underwater installation for receiving and/or emission of the high frequency radio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Anders Sorum, Jens-Henrik Neuenkirchen