Patents by Inventor Andrew David Hughes

Andrew David Hughes 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).

  • Patent number: 9328572
    Abstract: A guide funnel for guiding a subsea infrastructure for connection with a subsea wellhead or mandrel profile is provided. The guide funnel comprises a plurality of sections, wherein the sections are collapsible such that the guide funnel can be in an extended state or a collapsed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Vetco Gray, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew David Hughes
  • Publication number: 20130284445
    Abstract: A system and method for sealing a passage around a cable is disclosed. Embodiments of the system can include an axial passage, such as a conduit and subsea wellhead housing connected to a wellbore, that can have a cable extending therethrough. The system can include an upper restrictor and a lower restrictor for closing the axial passage. An injection module having an injector and a reservoir can be fluid communication with the axial passage at an axial location between the upper restrictor and the lower restrictor. The injector can discharge a curable sealant initially stored in the reservoir into the axial passage so that at least a portion of the sealant contacts the cable at the axial location of the restrictor while the cable remains static.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Vetco Gray UK Limited
    Inventor: Andrew David Hughes