Patents by Inventor Walter Greene

Walter Greene 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).

  • Publication number: 20160368493
    Abstract: A material handling vehicle control systems and methods comprise a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors coupled to a material handling vehicle; a data collection system; a processor, the processor executing a real time weight calculation program, the weight calculation program comprising the steps of receiving data from the plurality of sensors; and combining the data from the plurality of sensors to continuously determine a real time weight value of a load of the material handling vehicle; the processor controlling a speed of the material handling vehicle based on at least the real time weight value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: DANIEL ROBERT DRISCALL, ROBERT WALTER GREENE
  • Patent number: 9297214
    Abstract: A free-standing riser system connects a subsea source to a surface structure. The system includes a concentric free-standing riser comprising inner and outer risers defining an annulus there between. A lower end of the riser is fluidly coupled to the subsea source through a lower riser assembly (LRA) and one or more subsea flexible conduits. An upper end of the riser is connected to a buoyancy assembly and the surface structure through an upper riser assembly (URA) and one or more upper flexible conduits, the riser also mechanically connected to a buoyancy assembly that applies upward tension to the riser. The riser may be insulated for flow assurance, either by a flow assurance fluid in the annulus, insulation of the outside of the outer riser, or both. The system may include a hydrate inhibition system and/or a subsea dispersant system. The surface structure may be dynamically positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignees: BP Corporation North America Inc., BP Exploration Operating Company Limited
    Inventors: Roy Shilling, Paul W. Gulgowski, Jr., Philip D. Maule, Kevin Kennelley, Walter Greene, Robert W. Franklin, Vicki Corso, Tony Oldfield, Adam L. Ballard, Graeme Steele, David E. Wilkinson, Ricky Thethi, Chau Nguyen, Steve Hatton
  • Publication number: 20150122503
    Abstract: A free-standing riser system connects a subsea source to a surface structure. The system includes a concentric free-standing riser comprising inner and outer risers defining an annulus there between. A lower end of the riser is fluidly coupled to the subsea source through a lower riser assembly (LRA) and one or more subsea flexible conduits. An upper end of the riser is connected to a buoyancy assembly and the surface structure through an upper riser assembly (URA) and one or more upper flexible conduits, the riser also mechanically connected to a buoyancy assembly that applies upward tension to the riser. The riser may be insulated for flow assurance, either by a flow assurance fluid in the annulus, insulation of the outside of the outer riser, or both. The system may include a hydrate inhibition system and/or a subsea dispersant system. The surface structure may be dynamically positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Roy Shilling, Paul W. Gulgowski, Jr., Philip D. Maule, Kevin Kennelley, Walter Greene, Robert W. Franklin, Vicki Corso, Tony Oldfield, Adam L. Ballard, Graeme Steele, David E. Wilkinson, Ricky Thethi, Chau Nguyen, Steve Hatton
  • Patent number: 8960302
    Abstract: A free-standing riser system connects a subsea source to a surface structure. The system includes a concentric free-standing riser comprising inner and outer risers defining an annulus there between. A lower end of the riser is fluidly coupled to the subsea source through a lower riser assembly (LRA) and one or more subsea flexible conduits. An upper end of the riser is connected to a buoyancy assembly and the surface structure through an upper riser assembly (URA) and one or more upper flexible conduits, the riser also mechanically connected to a buoyancy assembly that applies upward tension to the riser. The riser may be insulated for flow assurance, either by a flow assurance fluid in the annulus, insulation of the outside of the outer riser, or both. The system may include a hydrate inhibition system and/or a subsea dispersant system. The surface structure may be dynamically positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignees: BP Corporation North America, Inc., BP Exploration Operating Company Limited
    Inventors: Roy Shilling, Paul W. Gulgowski, Jr., Philip D. Maule, Kevin Kennelley, Walter Greene, Robert W. Franklin, Vicki Corso, Tony Oldfield, Adam L. Ballard, Graeme Steele, David E. Wilkinson, Ricky Thethi, Chau Nguyen, Steve Hatton
  • Publication number: 20120085544
    Abstract: A free-standing riser system connects a subsea source to a surface structure. The system includes a concentric free-standing riser comprising inner and outer risers defining an annulus there between. A lower end of the riser is fluidly coupled to the subsea source through a lower riser assembly (LRA) and one or more subsea flexible conduits. An upper end of the riser is connected to a buoyancy assembly and the surface structure through an upper riser assembly (URA) and one or more upper flexible conduits, the riser also mechanically connected to a buoyancy assembly that applies upward tension to the riser. The riser may be insulated for flow assurance, either by a flow assurance fluid in the annulus, insulation of the outside of the outer riser, or both. The system may include a hydrate inhibition system and/or a subsea dispersant system. The surface structure may be dynamically positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicants: BP Exploration Operating Company Limited, BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC.
    Inventors: Roy Shilling, Paul W. Gulgowski, JR., Philip D. Maule, Kevin Kennelley, Walter Greene, Robert W. Franklin, Vicki Corso, Tony Oldfield, Adam L. Ballard, Graeme Steele, David Wilkinson, Ricky Thethi, Chau Nguyen, Steve Hatton
  • Publication number: 20030028894
    Abstract: An access node that is deployable at a distance from a cable company head-end or a telephone company central office serves residential and business subscribers within a small geographical area. The access node provides interoperability between and across communications links and protocols, thereby providing a modular, configurable access point for both business and residential users that enables the service provider to tailor its services for each user in a cost-effective manner. The access node includes modular interfaces to multiple communications links and protocols on its network side and modular interfaces to multiple communications links and protocols on its user or access side. A switch/router connects the outputs of the two interfaces together and aggregates traffic to the network while simultaneously partitioning traffic to the users to the appropriate connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Applicant: General Instrument, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald R. Joyce, Timothy M. Burke, Walter Greene, David Grubb, George Arthur Harvey
  • Patent number: 4606190
    Abstract: A self-actuating nozzle guide vane assembly for a turbine type power plant fuel nozzle increases airflow during the higher power regimes. The fuel nozzle inlet guides employ primary and secondary swirlers where the primary swirlers continuously deliver compressor air around the fuel nozzles and the secondary swirlers deliver compressor air solely when the inlet temperature goes above a predetermined threshold value in another embodiment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1986
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Walter Greene, William R. Liebke
  • Patent number: 4542622
    Abstract: A self-actuating nozzle guide vane assembly for a turbine type power plant fuel nozzle increases airflow during the higher power regimes. The fuel nozzle inlet guides employ primary and secondary swirlers where the primary swirlers continuously deliver compressor air around the fuel nozzles and the secondary swirlers deliver compressor air solely when the pressure drop across the front end of the burner reaches a predetermined level in one embodiment or the inlet temperature goes above a predetermined threshold value in another embodiment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1985
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Walter Greene, William R. Liebke