Patents by Inventor Stener Døhlen

Stener Døhlen 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).

  • Apparatus and method of laying an elongate article from a vessel
    Patent number: 9182054
    Abstract: An apparatus for feeding an elongate article (6) from a floating vessel and suspending a first portion (6a) of the elongate article in a body of water below the vessel, comprises a cylindrical body (10) rotatably supported on the vessel and driving means (85, 86) for controlling the rotation of the cylindrical body. The cylindrical body (10) further comprises a spooling-on region (P) and a spooling-off region (U) for the elongate article, and a cylindrical contacting surface (18) for interaction with at least a portion of the elongate article (6); the contacting surface (18) being configured so as to support the first portion (6a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS
    Inventors: Robert Haugen, Johan Peter Schwartz, Stener Døhlen, Gunnar Bolkesjø Herø
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD OF LAYING AN ELONGATE ARTICLE FROM A VESSEL
    Publication number: 20130251456
    Abstract: An apparatus for feeding an elongate article (6) from a floating vessel and suspending a first portion (6a) of the elongate article in a body of water below the vessel, comprises a cylindrical body (10) rotatably supported on the vessel and driving means (85, 86) for controlling the rotation of the cylindrical body. The cylindrical body (10) further comprises a spooling-on region (P) and a spooling-off region (U) for the elongate article, and a cylindrical contacting surface (18) for interaction with at least a portion of the elongate article (6); the contacting surface (18) being configured so as to support the first portion (6a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: KONGSBERG OIL & GAS TECHNOLOGIES AS
    Inventors: Robert Haugen, Johan Peter Schwartz, Stener Døhlen, Gunnar Bolkesjø Herø