Patents by Inventor Stephen William Bedford

Stephen William Bedford 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).

  • Platform assembly
    Patent number: 11466521
    Abstract: A platform assembly for providing a work area around a well riser is disclosed. The platform assembly comprises a platform configured to be attached to the well riser. The platform assembly further comprises a plurality of tensioning means for supporting the platform relative to a vessel and for supporting the riser. At least part of tensioning means is configured to change in length relative to another part of tensioning means responsive to angular motion of the riser and the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Osbit Limited
    Inventors: James Campbell, Martin Stuart Jolliffe, Stephen William Bedford
  • Platform Assembly
    Publication number: 20220049559
    Abstract: A platform assembly (10) for providing a work area around a well riser (16) is disclosed. The platform assembly (10) comprises a platform (26) configured to be attached to the well riser (16). The platform assembly (10) further comprises a plurality of tensioning means (28) for supporting the platform (26) relative to a vessel (14) and for supporting the riser (16). At least part of tensioning means (28) is configured to change in length relative to another part of tensioning means (28) responsive to angular motion of the riser (16) and the vessel (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: James Campbell, Martin Stuart Jolliffe, Stephen William Bedford
  • Access apparatus for transferring from vessels to fixed structures
    Patent number: 8925130
    Abstract: An access apparatus for enabling transfer of personnel between a seaborne vessel and an offshore installation is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a body adapted to be mounted to a deck of a seaborne vessel, clamping members adapted to grip a buffer tube, mounted to a support of an offshore installation, therebetween, to limit vertical movement of the buffer tube relative to the clamping members, wherein the clamping members can pivot relative to the body about a respective single pivot axis extending in at least two mutually perpendicular directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Osbit Power Limited
    Inventor: Stephen William Bedford
  • ACCESS APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING FROM VESSELS TO FIXED STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20130312204
    Abstract: An access apparatus for enabling transfer of personnel between a seaborne vessel and an offshore installation is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a body adapted to be mounted to a deck of a seaborne vessel, clamping members adapted to grip a buffer tube, mounted to a support of an offshore installation, therebetween, to limit vertical movement of the buffer tube relative to the clamping members, wherein the clamping members can pivot relative to the body about a respective single pivot axis extending in at least two mutually perpendicular directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: OSBIT POWER LIMITED
    Inventor: Stephen William Bedford