Patents by Inventor Kim Lyngberg

Kim Lyngberg 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).

  • Pipe laying apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8714878
    Abstract: Apparatus for laying conduit from a vessel comprises reel carrier arranged to receive a reel (202) wound with conduit (204) and capable of being reciprocated along the direction of the axis (214) of the reel as the conduit is unwound. The apparatus further comprises a straightener (208), and a control unit arranged to control the reel carrier such that the fleet angle created between the conduit and the straightener is reduced. Such an arrangement ensures that the conduit is not bent past its limit of elastic deformability while allowing the straightener to be situated relatively close to the reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Saipem UK Limited
    Inventors: Kim Lyngberg, Jenny McEwans
  • PIPE LAYING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120020739
    Abstract: Apparatus for laying conduit from a vessel comprises reel carrier arranged to receive a reel (202) wound with conduit (204) and capable of being reciprocated along the direction of the axis (214) of the reel as the conduit is unwound. The apparatus further comprises a straightener (208), and a control unit arranged to control the reel carrier such that the fleet angle created between the conduit and the straightener is reduced. Such an arrangement ensures that the conduit is not bent past its limit of elastic deformability while allowing the straightener to be situated relatively close to the reel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: SAIPEM UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Kim Lyngberg, Jenny McEwans