Patents by Inventor Kim Missing

Kim Missing 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).

  • Patent number: 11920613
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, the liquid circulation system comprises a rotor located within a tank, a stator having a plurality of coils outside the tank, and an exterior tank wall that is non-magnetic and that is located next to the rotor and between the rotor and the stator, wherein an axis (R) of rotation of the rotor is in parallel with the exterior tank wall, the coils of the stator are arranged along the axis (R) of rotation of the rotor so that the rotor is configured to be rotated by the stator in a touchless manner through the exterior tank wall by means of a varying electromagnetic field driven by the stator to circulate a liquid within the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi Energy Ltd
    Inventors: Kim Missing, Jouni Ikaheimo, Tero Kansakangas, Alex Michael Danci
  • Publication number: 20230323881
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, the liquid circulation system comprises a rotor located within a tank, a stator having a plurality of coils outside the tank, and an exterior tank wall that is non-magnetic and that is located next to the rotor and between the rotor and the stator, wherein an axis (R) of rotation of the rotor is in parallel with the exterior tank wall, the coils of the stator are arranged along the axis (R) of rotation of the rotor so that the rotor is configured to be rotated by the stator in a touchless manner through the exterior tank wall by means of a varying electromagnetic field driven by the stator to circulate a liquid within the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Hitachi Energy Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Kim MISSING, Jouni IKAHEIMO, Tero KANSAKANGAS, Alex Michael DANCI
  • Patent number: 11705274
    Abstract: An arrangement for an overvoltage protection of a subsea electrical apparatus and a method for operating it. The arrangement includes a tank submersible below a water surface level, an electrical apparatus accommodated in the tank, and a surge arrester arrangement accommodated in the tank and coupled to a power supply of the electrical apparatus in the tank for providing the overvoltage protection of the electrical apparatus. The arrangement further includes a controllable grounding switch for connecting the surge arrester arrangement to a ground point in response to a control of the grounding switch to a closed state and for disconnecting the surge arrester arrangement from the ground point in response to a control of the grounding switch to an open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Heinz Lendenmann, Kim Missing, Esa Virtanen, Thomas Wagner
  • Patent number: 11419241
    Abstract: A heat exchanging arrangement for a subsea electronic system, the heat exchanging arrangement including: at least one pipe having an external surface; and at least one heat exchanging element arranged inside the at least one pipe and defining at least one internal passage for conducting a dielectric fluid through the at least one pipe; wherein the at least one heat exchanging element is arranged to press laterally outwards against an internal surface of the at least one pipe to establish a heat transfer bond between the at least one heat exchanging element and the at least one pipe. A subsea electronic system including the heat exchanging arrangement is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Tor Laneryd, Thomas Gradinger, Heinz Lendenmann, Thomas Wagner, Hui Huang, Kim Missing, Mika Norolampi
  • Publication number: 20210407730
    Abstract: An arrangement for an overvoltage protection of a subsea electrical apparatus and a method for operating it. The arrangement includes a tank submersible below a water surface level, an electrical apparatus accommodated in the tank, and a surge arrester arrangement accommodated in the tank and coupled to a power supply of the electrical apparatus in the tank for providing the overvoltage protection of the electrical apparatus. The arrangement further includes a controllable grounding switch for connecting the surge arrester arrangement to a ground point in response to a control of the grounding switch to a closed state and for disconnecting the surge arrester arrangement from the ground point in response to a control of the grounding switch to an open state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Heinz Lendenmann, Kim Missing, Esa Virtanen, Thomas Wagner
  • Publication number: 20200383239
    Abstract: A heat exchanging arrangement for a subsea electronic system, the heat exchanging arrangement including: at least one pipe having an external surface; and at least one heat exchanging element arranged inside the at least one pipe and defining at least one internal passage for conducting a dielectric fluid through the at least one pipe; wherein the at least one heat exchanging element is arranged to press laterally outwards against an internal surface of the at least one pipe to establish a heat transfer bond between the at least one heat exchanging element and the at least one pipe. A subsea electronic system including the heat exchanging arrangement is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Tor Laneryd, Thomas Gradinger, Heinz Lendenmann, Thomas Wagner, Hui Huang, Kim Missing, Mika Norolampi
  • Patent number: 9759241
    Abstract: A pressure compensator is disclosed for a subsea electric installation, which includes a rigid bottle and a flexible bag placed in the rigid bottle, the pressure compensator including a first opening at a first end of the pressure compensator allowing fluid communication of an insulating medium arranged to intermediate space between the rigid bottle and the flexible bag, a second opening at a second end of the pressure compensator allowing fluid communication of seawater arranged within the flexible bag; and a bypass channel providing fluid communication between two points in the intermediate space of the pressure compensator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Kim Missing, Esa Virtanen
  • Publication number: 20150167704
    Abstract: A pressure compensator is disclosed for a subsea electric installation, which includes a rigid bottle and a flexible bag placed in the rigid bottle, the pressure compensator including a first opening at a first end of the pressure compensator allowing fluid communication of an insulating medium arranged to intermediate space between the rigid bottle and the flexible bag, a second opening at a second end of the pressure compensator allowing fluid communication of seawater arranged within the flexible bag; and a bypass channel providing fluid communication between two points in the intermediate space of the pressure compensator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Kim MISSING, Esa VIRTANEN
  • Patent number: 8549924
    Abstract: A pressure compensator is configured to compensate for volume variations of an insulation medium of a subsea installation. The pressure compensator includes a first bellows chamber having walls and a first bellows part. The first bellows chamber is in flow connection with an insulation medium chamber of the subsea installation, and the walls of the first bellows chamber are configured to separate the insulating medium from surroundings. The first bellows chamber is surrounded by a second bellows chamber having walls and a second bellows part. The second bellows chamber is configured to form a closed intermediate space around the first bellows chamber. The walls of the second bellows chamber are configured to separate at least the bellows parts of the first bellows chamber from the surrounding sea water. The second bellows chamber is further filled with an intermediate medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Esa Virtanen, Thorvald Haldin, Kim Missing
  • Publication number: 20110203379
    Abstract: A pressure compensator is configured to compensate for volume variations of an insulation medium of a subsea installation. The pressure compensator includes a first bellows chamber having walls and a first bellows part. The first bellows chamber is in flow connection with an insulation medium chamber of the subsea installation, and the walls of the first bellows chamber are configured to separate the insulating medium from surroundings. The first bellows chamber is surrounded by a second bellows chamber having walls and a second bellows part. The second bellows chamber is configured to form a closed intermediate space around the first bellows chamber. The walls of the second bellows chamber are configured to separate at least the bellows parts of the first bellows chamber from the surrounding sea water. The second bellows chamber is further filled with an intermediate medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Esa VIRTANEN, Thorvald Haldin, Kim Missing