Patents by Inventor Bjarte Haegland

Bjarte Haegland 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).

  • Manifold flow splitter
    Patent number: 9739407
    Abstract: The present invention regards a manifold for use in a flow system, comprising a longitudinal main pipe section (1) with one inlet (13) connectable to a feed pipe (9) and at least two outlets (14) arranged in a row along the main pipe section (1), where a center axis (15) of the main pipe section (1) during normal use extends in a mainly horizontal direction. The outlets (14) are arranged in a lower half of the main pipe section (1) and connected to outlet pipe sections (22) arranged with a center axis (21) extending with an downward angle from the main pipe section (1). The invention also regards a method for distributing a mixed flow into several pipes and a method for cooling a multiphase fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS
    Inventors: Tine Bauck Irmann-Jacobsen, Stein Følkner, Bjarte Haegland, Reidar Barfod Schuller, Atle Jensen
  • MANIFOLD FLOW SPLITTER
    Publication number: 20140034136
    Abstract: The present invention regards a manifold for use in a flow system, comprising a longitudinal main pipe section (1) with one inlet (13) connectable to a feed pipe (9) and at least two outlets (14) arranged in a row along the main pipe section (1), where a centre axis (15) of the main pipe section (1) during normal use extends in a mainly horizontal direction. The outlets (14) are arranged in a lower half of the main pipe section (1) and connected to outlet pipe sections (22) arranged with a centre axis (21) extending with an downward angle from the main pipe section (1). The invention also regards a method for distributing a mixed flow into several pipes and a method for cooling a multiphase fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: FMC KONGSBERG SUBSEA AS
    Inventors: Tine Bauck Irmann-Jacobsen, Stein Folkner, Bjarte Haegland, Reidar Barfod Schuller, Atle Jensen