Patents by Inventor Alan Rutherford

Alan Rutherford 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).

  • Umbilical end termination
    Patent number: 10711578
    Abstract: An umbilical end termination for a subsea umbilical comprising a plurality of functional elements and including at least one fluid line, wherein the umbilical end termination includes a pressure boosting system in line with the at least one fluid line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: TECHNIP FRANCE
    Inventors: Alan Rutherford, James Fletcher-Wood
  • UMBILICAL END TERMINATION
    Publication number: 20190186239
    Abstract: An umbilical end termination for a subsea umbilical comprising a plurality of functional elements and including at least one fluid line, wherein the umbilical end termination includes a pressure boosting system in line with the at least one fluid line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Alan RUTHERFORD, James FLETCHER-WOOD
  • Graphic recorder
    Patent number: 4477822
    Abstract: A graphic recorder of the vacuum column buffer type has a pair of wells into which the two loops on the sheet material are drawn down. Top and bottom sensors are provided in each well for maintaining the loops within a predetermined range of movement; but in addition, the supply and take-up rolls are slaved to the speed of the drum. Cross-coupling is provided between the two wells to tend to equalize the vacuums therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1984
    Assignee: Nicolet Zeta
    Inventors: Thomas Luoma, Alan Rutherford