Patents by Inventor Patrick L. Boster

Patrick L. Boster 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).

  • Receptable assembly and method for use on an offshore structure
    Patent number: 6908260
    Abstract: A receptacle 20 is removably secured to hull 12 of an offshore structure 10, and supports an elongate member 14, which may be a riser string, extending downward to the sea bed or to another structure. The elongate member 14 includes a tapered supporting surface 18, which may be provided on a tapered stress joint or flex joint 16. The receptacle 20 includes a mounting bracket 22 secured to the structure 10, and a basket housing 30 which has a tapered interior surface 34 for mating engagement with the exterior surface 18. According to the method, the mounting bracket is fixed to the structure, and the receptacle basket positioned about the elongate member and the assembly then positioned for being supported on the bracket. The supporting surface on the basket may be arranged for positioning the elongate member at a selected azimuth and declination relative to the offshore structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: RTI Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael E. Beard, Carl F. G. Baxter, Nicholas Cunliffe, Patrick L. Boster
  • Receptacle assembly and method for use on an offshore structure
    Patent number: 6835025
    Abstract: A receptacle 20 is removably secured to hull 12 of an offshore structure 10, and supports an elongate member 14, which may be a riser string, extending downward to the sea bed or to another structure. The elongate member 14 includes a tapered supporting surface 18, which may be provided on a tapered stress joint or flex joint 16. The receptacle 20 includes a mounting bracket 22 secured to the structure 10, and a basket housing 30 which has a tapered interior surface 34 for mating engagement with the exterior surface 18. According to the method, the mounting bracket is fixed to the structure, and the receptacle basket positioned about the elongate member and the assembly then positioned for being supported on the bracket. The supporting surface on the basket may be arranged for positioning the elongate member at a selected azimuth and declination relative to the offshore structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: RTI Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael E. Beard, Carl F. G. Baxter, Nicholas Cunliffe, Patrick L. Boster
  • Receptacle assembly and method for use on an offshore structure
    Publication number: 20040197152
    Abstract: A receptacle 20 is removably secured to hull 12 of an offshore structure 10, and supports an elongate member 14, which may be a riser string, extending downward to the sea bed or to another structure. The elongate member 14 includes a tapered supporting surface 18, which may be provided on a tapered stress joint or flex joint 16. The receptacle 20 includes a mounting bracket 22 secured to the structure 10, and a basket housing 30 which has a tapered interior surface 34 for mating engagement with the exterior surface 18. According to the method, the mounting bracket is fixed to the structure, and the receptacle basket positioned about the elongate member and the assembly then positioned for being supported on the bracket. The supporting surface on the basket may be arranged for positioning the elongate member at a selected azimuth and declination relative to the offshore structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Michael E. Beard, Carl F.G. Baxter, Nicholas Cunliffe, Patrick L. Boster