Patents by Inventor Quah Chin Kau Matthew

Quah Chin Kau Matthew 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: 8967914
    Abstract: The present invention provides a riser protection structure being suitable to be employed in a Jackup rig. The riser protection structure comprises a plurality of piles, an upper module, wherein the upper module comprises a main protection tubing for receiving a riser, a plurality of sleeves to be installed over the plurality of piles, and a connecting network; wherein the plurality of sleeves are disposed around the main protection tubing; and wherein the main protection tubing and the plurality of sleeves are connected together by the connecting network, and a lower module, wherein the lower module comprises a plurality of tubular guides for guiding and later fixing the piles and a connecting structure, wherein the plurality of piles are securely disposed into the seabed for providing the requisite support for the upper and lower modules when they are assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignees: Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre, Pte Ltd/ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: Kok Seng Foo, Michael John Perry, Quah Chin Kau Matthew, Cynthia Wang, Randall Scott Shafer, Peter Noble, Dominic P. Berta