Patents by Inventor Johan Peter Schwartz

Johan Peter Schwartz 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).

  • Support device for an elongate article
    Patent number: 9821979
    Abstract: The invention concerns a capstan reel (10) and a method for transporting an elongated article (6, 6a, 6b, 39, 42, 43, 45a, 47) between a floating vessel (2) and a body of water situated below the vessel, and a vessel applying such a capstan reel. The capstan reel comprises a rotatable cylindrical body (100) for spooling the elongated article around the body's axial axis (11), said body comprising a cylindrical contacting surface (35) for indirectly supporting at least a portion of the elongated article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: PARKBURN PRECISION HANDLING SYSTEMS LIMITED
    Inventors: Johan Peter Schwartz, Kjetil Hoyer
  • Apparatus and method of laying an elongate article from a vessel
    Patent number: 9182054
    Abstract: An apparatus for feeding an elongate article (6) from a floating vessel and suspending a first portion (6a) of the elongate article in a body of water below the vessel, comprises a cylindrical body (10) rotatably supported on the vessel and driving means (85, 86) for controlling the rotation of the cylindrical body. The cylindrical body (10) further comprises a spooling-on region (P) and a spooling-off region (U) for the elongate article, and a cylindrical contacting surface (18) for interaction with at least a portion of the elongate article (6); the contacting surface (18) being configured so as to support the first portion (6a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS
    Inventors: Robert Haugen, Johan Peter Schwartz, Stener Døhlen, Gunnar Bolkesjø Herø
  • SUPPORT DEVICE FOR AN ELONGATE ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20150086274
    Abstract: The invention concerns a capstan reel (10) and a method for transporting an elongated article (6, 6a, 6b, 39, 42, 43, 45a, 47) between a floating vessel (2) and a body of water situated below the vessel, and a vessel applying such a capstan reel. The capstan reel comprises a rotatable cylindrical body (100) for spooling the elongated article around the body's axial axis (11), said body comprising a cylindrical contacting surface (35) for indirectly supporting at least a portion of the elongated article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Johan Peter Schwartz, Kjetil Hoyer
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD OF LAYING AN ELONGATE ARTICLE FROM A VESSEL
    Publication number: 20130251456
    Abstract: An apparatus for feeding an elongate article (6) from a floating vessel and suspending a first portion (6a) of the elongate article in a body of water below the vessel, comprises a cylindrical body (10) rotatably supported on the vessel and driving means (85, 86) for controlling the rotation of the cylindrical body. The cylindrical body (10) further comprises a spooling-on region (P) and a spooling-off region (U) for the elongate article, and a cylindrical contacting surface (18) for interaction with at least a portion of the elongate article (6); the contacting surface (18) being configured so as to support the first portion (6a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: KONGSBERG OIL & GAS TECHNOLOGIES AS
    Inventors: Robert Haugen, Johan Peter Schwartz, Stener Døhlen, Gunnar Bolkesjø Herø