Abstract: A method of providing a virus and other pathogen protection for a person comprising providing a mask in which incoming air must pass across multiple surfaces constructed of multiple layers of a sticky material with a circuitous path to capture any airborne viruses and other pathogens irrespective of their size with the outgoing air taking a different path than the incoming air to prevent breathing moisture from interfering with the sticky capture and including a mouthpiece to prevent mask leakages.

Abstract: The invention provides a remotely activated connecting device for connecting a wellhead and or Christmas tree positioned on a wellhead to a fracing tree that may comprise a collet system for selectively engaging and disengaging from a threaded, spiral, and or flange shoulder that may utilize hydraulics for same.

Abstract: A detention pond for the passive temporary storage of detained water during a potential flooding event near a river, stream or bayou where the depth and therefore the volume of the detention pond is not set by the elevation of the normally flowing water in said river, stream or bayou adjacent detention pond but rather the drain line connects to the river, stream or bayou downstream of the detention pond where the elevation is at a lower level, allowing the detention pond to be dug deeper and therefore of proportionately greater volume.

Abstract: A remediation pig for cleaning a pipeline of wax or paraffin mechanically, with heating, and/or with jetting, comprising a body having an axis, an impeller mounted in the body to receive power from the flowing fluid within the pipeline, wheels mounted on the body for contacting the internal bore of the pipeline, the wheels being powered by the power received from the impeller and being mounted in a skewed position relative to a plane perpendicular to the axis such that as the wheels roll on the internal bore the remediation pig will move along the pipeline.

Abstract: A method of providing motion compensation of a subsea package with a synthetic rope comprising attaching the synthetic rope to the subsea package, supporting a first gripper with a wire rope from a winch capable of motion compensation control characteristics and gripping the synthetic rope with the first gripper, supporting a second gripper with a second wire rope, and repeating the following sequence: lowering the first gripper, the synthetic rope, and the subsea package a first distance, gripping the synthetic rope with the second gripper, releasing the first gripper from the synthetic rope, raising the first gripper the first distance, gripping the synthetic rope with the first gripper, releasing the second gripper from the synthetic rope, such that when the subsea package is lowered proximate the subsea landing location the winch capable of operating with motion compensation characteristics can operate to compensate for the vessel motion and smoothly lower the subsea package to the subsea landing location

Abstract: The present invention provides a new and improved remotely activated connecting device for connecting a wellhead and or Christmas tree positioned on a wellhead to a fracking tree that may comprise a collet system for selectively engaging and disengaging from a threaded and or spiral shoulder that may utilize hydraulics for same.

Abstract: A remediation pig for cleaning a pipeline of wax or paraffin mechanically, with heating, and/or with jetting, comprising a body having an axis, an impeller mounted in the body to receive power from the flowing fluid within the pipeline, wheels mounted on the body for contacting the internal bore of the pipeline, the wheels being powered by the power received from the impeller and being mounted in a skewed position relative to a plane perpendicular to the axis such that as the wheels roll on the internal bore the remediation pig will move along the pipeline.

Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus, system and method for use of an offshore hose loading station comprising multiple modular reel assemblies that may be selectively configured to a frame attached to a ship and or vessel wherein the reel assemblies may be powered by one motor and engaged for rotation by one shaft and provides a jumper shaft for when a module is taken out of line.

Abstract: The method of providing a necessary preload for a rope or cable on a dual drum traction winch without reducing the capacity of the winch or requiring a second piece of capital equipment to provide the preload force by using a freely rotating wheel to load the rope or cable against at least one of the drums and cause a frictional traction on the winch drum.

Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus, system and method for use of an offshore hose loading station comprising multiple modular reel assemblies that may be selectively configured to a frame attached to a ship and or vessel wherein the reel assemblies may be powered by one motor and engaged for rotation by one shaft and provides a jumper shaft for when a module is taken out of line.

Abstract: The method of providing an internal combustion engine with one or more variable sized combustion chambers providing pistons in the cylinders forming combustion chambers, providing the pistons with piston connecting rods which are pivotably connected to the pistons on one end and to floating pins on the second end, providing crankshaft connecting rods pivotably connected to rod journals on the crankshaft and to the floating pins on a second end, and moving the position of the crankshaft relative to the cylinders such that when the position of the crankshaft relative to the cylinders is changed, the operating characteristics of the engine are changed.

Abstract: The method of providing an internal combustion engine with one or more variable sized combustion chambers providing pistons in the cylinders forming combustion chambers, providing the pistons with piston connecting rods which are pivotably connected to the pistons on one end and to floating pins on the second end, providing crankshaft connecting rods pivotably connected to rod journals on the crankshaft and to the floating pins on a second end, and moving the position of the crankshaft relative to the cylinders such that when the position of the crankshaft relative to the cylinders is changed, the operating characteristics of the engine are changed.

Abstract: The method of using the flow of liquid or gas in a pipeline to facilitate service operations within said pipeline by connecting to a service pig with a restraining line, deploying said service pig in said pipeline at a deployment location, holding back on the restraining line to cause a pressure differential buildup across the service pig to facilitate said service operations, releasing said service pig from the restraints the operations can be completed without bringing the service pig back to said deployment location.

Abstract: The method of providing a connector suited for quickly connecting and testing joints of pipe for a subsea pipeline and similar applications by concurrently locking, preloading, sealing and testing of the connection to eliminate the usual sequential time requirements for each of these operations. Additionally, time for coating and X-Ray inspection of the welded connection in critical path time are eliminated as the welding and coating operations are able to be done on shore in non-critical path time.

Abstract: The method of remediating a blockage with a subsea pipeline by engaging two or more remediating sections with the pipeline while the remediating sections are in an open position, closing the two or more remediating sections around the pipeline, flowing a warmed fluid into the first of the one or more remediating sections, and allowing the warmed fluid to flow from the first of the remediating sections into a second of the two or more remediating sections.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved hydraulically activated clamping device for connecting a wellhead and or Christmas tree positioned on a wellhead to a fracing tree that may comprise a connector body; a mandrel body; two or more clamp segments; two or more actuating bolts; a seal ring to provide sealing engagement between said connector body and said mandrel body; one or more motors driving each of said two or more actuating bolts; and control means to reduce or retard the power to the first of said two or more actuating bolts to release and prevent its further movement until the other of said actuating bolts release also.

Abstract: The method of supporting and lowering a subsea package load on an umbilical from the deck of an offshore service vessel to a subsea work location including providing a reel to store the umbilical on the deck which is not capable of sustaining the maximum load, providing a supporting tractor with dual chains which have multiple dogs mounted on skewed surfaces which amplify a spring load support against the umbilical for frictional support of the umbilical and therefore the subsea package.

Abstract: The method of providing a latch which is capable of passing a relatively short radius bend in a pipeline and then engaging a fishing neck on a service tool in a pipeline, and after the latch has engaged the service tool having the ability to pass the combination back through the relatively short radius bend in the pipeline.

Abstract: The method of using friction dogs for the skewed force amplifying gripping engagement of a circular member including positively prepositioning the friction dog in a predetermined position on a force wedging angled surface before the engagement with the circular member and the freedom to move along a skewed surface after the engagement to allow the force amplifying wedging action to occur.

Abstract: A method of providing motion compensation of a subsea package with a synthetic rope comprising attaching the synthetic rope to the subsea package, supporting a first gripper with a wire rope from a winch capable of motion compensation control characteristics and gripping the synthetic rope with the first gripper, supporting a second gripper with a second wire rope, and repeating the following sequence: lowering the first gripper, the synthetic rope, and the subsea package a first distance, gripping the synthetic rope with the second gripper, releasing the first gripper from the synthetic rope, raising the first gripper the first distance, gripping the synthetic rope with the first gripper, releasing the second gripper from the synthetic rope, such that when the subsea package is lowered proximate the subsea landing location the winch capable of operating with motion compensation characteristics can operate to compensate for the vessel motion and smoothly lower the subsea package to the subsea landing location