Patents by Inventor Alp A. Kocaman

Alp A. Kocaman 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).

  • Subsea well containment and intervention apparatus
    Patent number: 8695711
    Abstract: A subsea well containment and intervention apparatus. The invention provides a rigid frame that includes a set of pilings for securely affixing the apparatus to the seafloor. Buoyancy modules included in the frame make the weight of the invention more manageable when in the water. Lifting eyes are provided on the frame for installation and removal. A series of tools are attached to the frame to eliminate the need for frequent trips to the surface to replace and replenish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: J. Ray McDermott, S.A.
    Inventors: Alp A. Kocaman, John George Nolte, III
  • SUBSEA WELL CONTAINMENT AND INTERVENTION APARATUS
    Publication number: 20110297390
    Abstract: A subsea well containment and intervention apparatus. The invention provides a rigid frame that includes a set of pilings for securely affixing the apparatus to the seafloor. Buoyancy modules included in the frame make the weight of the invention more manageable when in the water. Lifting eyes are provided on the frame for installation and removal. A series of tools are attached to the frame to eliminate the need for frequent trips to the surface to replace and replenish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Alp A. Kocaman, John George Nolte, III
  • Method to transport and install a deck
    Patent number: 6347909
    Abstract: A method to transport a deck at sea and install the deck on an offshore substructure. The deck is completely fabricated on a set of deep girders. The deck and deep girders are skidded onto two pontoons. The deck and deep girders are tied down together. A set of jacking units is installed into the deep girders prior to sail out. The complete assembly is towed to the installation site. At the site, the tie downs are removed. The girders are jacked up and the pontoons simultaneously ballasted down until the assembly is supported on the pontoons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: J. Ray McDermott, S.A.
    Inventor: Alp A. Kocaman