Patents by Inventor George Henry Frank Hatherley

George Henry Frank Hatherley 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).

  • Elongate element for flexible pipe body and method
    Patent number: 9651176
    Abstract: An elongate element (300) for a flexible pipe body (100) and method of producing the same are disclosed. The method includes inserting a first fiber element (304) in a crush resistant elongate tube element (302), wherein the first fiber element is suitable for monitoring at least one of strain, temperature and acoustic properties; inserting a further fiber element (306) in the tube element, wherein the further fiber element is suitable for curing a matrix material (308); and inserting a matrix material into the tube element to fill at least a length of the tube element such that the first and further fibers elements within that length are surrounded by matrix material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: GE OIL & GAS UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Geoffrey Stephen Graham, George Henry Frank Hatherley
  • FLEXIBLE PIPE BODY AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20150136264
    Abstract: A flexible pipe body and method of manufacturing a flexible pipe body are disclosed. The flexible pipe body includes a fluid retaining layer for preventing ingress of fluid into the flexible pipe body from an environment outside of the flexible pipe body; and a fibre element arranged generally along a longitudinal axis of the fluid retaining layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Wellstream International Limited
    Inventors: Gary Michael Holland, Geoffrey Stephen Graham, Neville Dodds, Upul Shanthilal Fernando, Phillip Michael Hunter Nott, George Henry Frank Hatherley, Mark Anthony Laycock
  • ELONGATE ELEMENT FOR FLEXIBLE PIPE BODY AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140373963
    Abstract: An elongate element (300) for a flexible pipe body (100) and method of producing the same are disclosed. The method includes inserting a first fibre element (304) in a crush resistant elongate tube element (302), wherein the first fibre element is suitable for monitoring at least one of strain, temperature and acoustic properties; inserting a further fibre element (306) in the tube element, wherein the further fibre element is suitable for curing a matrix material (308); and inserting a matrix material into the tube element to fill at least a length of the tube element such that the first and further fibres elements within that length are surrounded by matrix material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Geoffrey Stephen Graham, George Henry Frank Hatherley