Patents by Inventor Paul Anthony Potter

Paul Anthony Potter 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: 9062498
    Abstract: The invention provides a drilling system for drilling subsea wells from a floating mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU), the system comprising a subsea BOP. The system is distinctive in that the subsea BOP has relative small weight and size, the system includes no marine riser but the system comprises: flexible choke and kill lines arranged between the subsea BOP and the MODU, means for drill string guidance and cleaning, for guiding when inserting or taking out a drill string from the BOP and for drill string cleaning when pulling the drill string out from the BOP, means for controlled leakage of seawater into a recovery funnel arranged below the means for drill string cleaning but above the BOP, and means for return from the recovery funnel to the MODU of drilling fluid and seawater leaked into the recovery funnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Ocean Riser Systems AS
    Inventors: Paul Anthony Potter, Svein Gleditsch
  • Publication number: 20130126182
    Abstract: The invention provides a drilling system for drilling subsea wells from a floating mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU), the system comprising a subsea BOP. The system is distinctive in that the subsea BOP has relative small weight and size, the system includes no marine riser but the system comprises: flexible choke and kill lines arranged between the subsea BOP and the MODU, means for drill string guidance and cleaning, for guiding when inserting or taking out a drill string from the BOP and for drill string cleaning when pulling the drill string out from the BOP, means for controlled leakage of seawater into a recovery funnel arranged below the means for drill string cleaning but above the BOP, and means for return from the recovery funnel to the MODU of drilling fluid and seawater leaked into the recovery funnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: OCEAN RISER SYSTEMS AS
    Inventors: Paul Anthony Potter, Svein Gleditsch