Patents by Inventor Patrick J Donovan

Patrick J Donovan 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).

  • Publication number: 20190178433
    Abstract: A tool system comprises a crawler, one or more tool interfaces, one or more tools operatively in communication with at least one the tool interface and adapted to perform a predetermined function in an interior of a predefined space, and a power interface. The tool system is deployed within the interior of the predefined space, e.g. a drilling riser, typically after operatively attaching a tool to a tool interface. Power is to the tool system which is moved to a position within the interior of where a predetermined function is to occur and the tool used to perform the predetermined function at the position within the interior of the predefined space where the predetermined function is to occur. In an embodiment, tool system comprises a first tool adapted to perform a first predefined function, e.g. a cleaning function, and second tool adapted to perform a second predefined function, e.g. an inspection function, where the two functions may be performed in a single pass of the tool system in the interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick J Donovan, Michael William Killeen, Daniel J. Scoville, Mark Alan Stevens, Rajashekar Venkatachalam
  • Publication number: 20180178256
    Abstract: A system to remove scale prior to well completion is inserted into a marine riser section, the system comprising a robotic crawler comprising a motive assembly sized to fit within an interior of the marine riser section and a predetermined set of attachments, operatively connected to the motive assembly, which are useful for conducting a predetermined set of marine riser interior cleaning and inspection operations while deployed within the marine riser. A first attachment of the predetermined set of attachments is used to clean an interior of the marine riser; at a first predetermined time, a second attachment of the predetermined set of attachments is used to perform a predetermined set of inspections of the interior of the marine riser section. At a second predetermined time, effluent resulting from the cleaning may be removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick J Donovan