Patents by Inventor Steven E. Wooldridge

Steven E. Wooldridge 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).

  • System, apparatus, and method for monitoring a subsea flow device
    Patent number: 9602045
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method are provided for monitoring a subsea flow device such as a subsea flowline. The apparatus generally includes a thermoelectric device that is adapted to generate electric power from a thermal potential between the subsea flow device and the surrounding seawater. A sensor that is powered by the thermoelectric device is adapted to monitor one or more characteristics of the flow device, such as temperature or strain, and provide a communication that is indicative of the characteristic. The communication may be a radiation output or an acoustic output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Sid A. Mebarkia, Antonio C. F. Critsinelis, Steven E. Wooldridge
  • SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A SUBSEA FLOW DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150159481
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method are provided for monitoring a subsea flow device such as a subsea flowline. The apparatus generally includes a thermoelectric device that is adapted to generate electric power from a thermal potential between the subsea flow device and the surrounding seawater. A sensor that is powered by the thermoelectric device is adapted to monitor one or more characteristics of the flow device, such as temperature or strain, and provide a communication that is indicative of the characteristic. The communication may be a radiation output or an acoustic output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Sid A. Mebarkia, Antonio C.F. Critsinelis, Steven E. Wooldridge