Patents by Inventor Hans Jørgen Lindland

Hans Jørgen Lindland 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).

  • Lightweight device for remote subsea wireline intervention
    Patent number: 8047295
    Abstract: In one illustrative embodiment, the present invention is directed to a device adapted to be positioned adjacent an end of a tool housing of a subsea lubricator, wherein the device includes a structural member that is adapted to be positioned adjacent an end of the tool housing, a non-metallic body coupled to the structural member and a sealing device that is adapted to sealingly engage a wireline extending through the sealing device. The present invention is also directed to a method which includes lowering an assembly toward a tool housing of a subsea lubricator positioned subsea using a wireline for the tool to support a weight of the assembly, wherein the assembly includes a wireline tool and a device including a structural member that is adapted to be positioned adjacent the end of a tool housing, a non-metallic body coupled to the structural member, and a sealing device that is adapted to sealingly engage a wireline extending through the sealing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Skeels, Hans Jørgen Lindland, Olav Inderberg, Bjørn Jahnsen
  • Dual-type plug for wellhead
    Patent number: 7654329
    Abstract: The invention concerns a dual-type plug to be used in a wellhead. The plug has a separate retrievable inner plug (50). Retrieving only the inner plug allows the use of lighter workover equipment than if the whole plug (10) must be pulled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS
    Inventors: Hans Jørgen Lindland, Stein Følkner