Patents by Inventor Willy Bjerke

Willy Bjerke 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).

  • Connector intended for use with tension leg platform
    Patent number: 6568875
    Abstract: A connector in particular intended for use with a tension leg platform is disclosed. The connector comprises a male part (1) and a female part (2), which male part (1) is designed to engage in the female part (2) and the parts are able to engage with one another without any of the parts having to rotate in respect of the other. The female part (2) comprises an abutment ring having an internal continuous downward facing abutment shoulder (4) and the male part (1) has a discontinuous segmented ring (5). Each individual ring segment (8) is limitary independantly movable, both axially and radially, which segmented ring (5) lies slidably against a mandrel abutment (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Kvaerner Oilfield Products AS
    Inventors: Bjørn Paulshus, Willy Bjerke, Morten Rengman Mørck