Patents Assigned to Technip USA Inc.
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Patent number: 9475155Abstract: A method of welding a pipe section in a ring-based welding system, wherein the welding system comprises: (i) an adjustable ring gear mount; (ii) a ring gear assembly positioned on the adjustable ring gear mount, the ring gear assembly having an inner diameter and a center point; and (iii) at least one weld head assembly mounted on the ring gear assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Technip USA, Inc.Inventors: Robert Wayne Gatlin, Charles Stewart, Ian Sykes
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Patent number: 8916791Abstract: A welding system having a traveling base carriage, a carriage positioning mechanism engaging the base carriage; and a ring gear assembly mounted on the base carriage. The ring gear assembly will include: (i) two half ring sections, each having at least one gear track; (ii) a ring gear mount attaching each of the half ring sections to the base carriage, where the ring gear mounts allow the half ring sections to separate and guide the half ring sections into mating engagement. The system further includes at least one weld head assembly mounted on the ring gear assembly. The weld head assembly includes: i) a welding torch; ii) a torch positioner, and iii) a position sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Technip USA, Inc.Inventors: Robert Wayne Gatlin, Charles Stewart, Ian Sykes
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Patent number: 8303929Abstract: A process for producing a hydrogen-containing product gas by catalytic steam-hydrocarbon reforming with an overall steam-to-carbon molar ratio between 1.5 and 2.4 for the process. The process stream is reacted in at least two prereformers prior to reaction in catalyst-containing tubes in a top-fired reformer furnace. The process stream is reacted adiabatically in the first prereformer, while the process stream is heated prior to being introduced into the second prereformer and/or the second prereformer is heated. The process avoids carbon formation on the catalyst in the catalyst-containing tubes in the primary reformer.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2010Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignees: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Technip USA, Inc.Inventors: Xiang-Dong Peng, Diwakar Garg, William Robert Licht, Shankar Nataraj, Peter de Geest, Eric S. Wagner
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Patent number: 8062393Abstract: A process for providing fast pyrolysis or gasification of feed material, such as biomass, by mixing it with inert inorganic hot solids in a fluidized mixer/reactor and utilizing released gas from the resulting reaction to transport the mixture from the mixer/reactor.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2008Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Technip USA, Inc.Inventors: Stanley A. Bunk, Eric Eccleston, Eric Wagner
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Publication number: 20100264373Abstract: A process for producing a hydrogen-containing product gas by catalytic steam-hydrocarbon reforming with an overall steam-to-carbon molar ratio between 1.5 and 2.4 for the process. The process stream is reacted in at least two prereformers prior to reaction in catalyst-containing tubes in a top-fired reformer furnace. The process stream is reacted adiabatically in the first prereformer, while the process stream is heated prior to being introduced into the second prereformer and/or the second prereformer is heated. The process avoids carbon formation on the catalyst in the catalyst-containing tubes in the primary reformer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicants: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC., TECHNIP USA, INC.Inventors: William Robert LICHT, Shankar NATARAJ, Xiang-Dong PENG, Diwakar GARG, Peter de GEEST, Eric S. WAGNER
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Patent number: 7484384Abstract: A boil off gas (“BOG”) condenser for use in LNG handling facilities which provides compensation for transient pressure changes in BOG flow due to variations in operations.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2006Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: Technip USA Inc.Inventor: Rajeev Nanda
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Publication number: 20080140337Abstract: The present invention relates to overpressure protection systems and methods for use on a production system for transferring hydrocarbons from a well on the seafloor to a vessel floating on the surface of the sea. The production system includes a subsea well in fluid communication with a turret buoy through a production flowline and riser system. The turret buoy is capable of connecting to a swivel located on a floating vessel. The overpressure protection device is positioned upstream of the swivel, to prevent overpressure of the production swivel and downstream components located on the floating vessel. The device may include one or more shut down valves, one or more sensors, an actuator assembly, and a control processor. Each shut down valve and sensor is coupled to a production flowline. Each of the sensors is capable of generating a signal based upon a pressure sensed within the production flowline. The actuator assembly is connected to each of the shut down valves for operating the shut down valves.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2006Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicants: Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Technip USA, Inc.Inventors: Jeremiah Daniel, Jin-Sug Chung, Ramanathan Ramaswamy, Joseph M. Gebara, John L. Upchurch
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Publication number: 20080135258Abstract: The present invention relates to overpressure protection systems and methods for use on a production system for transferring hydrocarbons from a well on the seafloor to a vessel floating on the surface of the sea. The production system includes a subsea well in fluid communication with a turret buoy through a production flowline and riser system. The turret buoy is capable of connecting to a swivel located on a floating vessel. The overpressure protection device is positioned upstream of the swivel, to prevent overpressure of the production swivel and downstream components located on the floating vessel. The device may include one or more shut down valves, one or more sensors, an actuator assembly, and a control processor. Each shut down valve and sensor is coupled to a production flowline. Each of the sensors is capable of generating a signal based upon a pressure sensed within the production flowline. The actuator assembly is connected to each of the shut down valves for operating the shut down valves.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2006Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicants: Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Technip USA, Inc.Inventors: Jeremiah Daniel, Jin-Sug Chung, Ramanathan Ramaswamy, Joseph M. Gebara, John L. Upchurch
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Publication number: 20080138159Abstract: A marine riser system for transferring fluid between a well on the seafloor and a vessel floating on the surface of the sea. The riser system has a turret buoy capable of connecting to a floating vessel; two or more hybrid risers, each of the hybrid risers having a vertical riser, a riser buoy attached to the upper portion of the vertical riser and a flexible jumper connecting the riser buoy to the turret buoy, and wherein the hybrid risers are secured to the seafloor. A flowline may connect a lower portion of each of the vertical risers to a subsea manifold, which interconnects the flowline and a subsea well. The subsea manifold is capable of controlling the flow to or from a subsea well. The hybrid risers are positioned about the turret buoy so that the turret buoy is horizontally balanced while disconnected from a vessel. In another embodiment, the marine riser system is capable of directing a fluid from the floating vessel to a subsea export flowline.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2006Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicants: Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Technip USA, Inc.Inventors: Jeremiah Daniel, James E. Dailey, Ruxin Song