Patents by Inventor Anders HOLGERSEN

Anders HOLGERSEN 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).

  • Patent number: 12618306
    Abstract: A device is provided for removing mud, fluid, and/or debris from a tubular tripping out of a wellbore. The device includes a housing configured to be secured within a well center opening. A plurality of flexible wipers are arranged around the central opening and are configured to: (a) move to an open-wiper position, a partially-closed-wiper position, or a closed-wiper position; and (b) cover at least a portion of the central opening when the plurality of wipers is in the partially-closed-wiper position or the closed-wiper position. A wiper actuator is configured to extend and retract at least two of the plurality of flexible wipers and to actuate a rotation of a drive plate. The drive plate is coupled to the plurality of flexible wipers for extending and retracting the plurality of flexible wipers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED
    Inventors: Tor Sigurd Slettebo, Gregory Emberley, Michael Czarnota, Anders Holgersen
  • Publication number: 20250305391
    Abstract: A device for removing mud, fluid, and/or debris from a tubular tripping out of a wellbore includes a housing having a central opening. The housing is configured to be secured within a well center opening. A plurality of flexible wipers is arranged around the central opening. The plurality of flexible wipers is configured to move to an open-wiper position, a partially-closed wiper position, or a closed-wiper position. The plurality of flexible wipers is configured to cover the central opening when the plurality of wipers is in the partially-closed-wiper position or the closed-wiper position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventors: Tor Sigurd SLETTEBO, Gregory EMBERLEY, Michael CZARNOTA, Anders HOLGERSEN
  • Patent number: 12264558
    Abstract: The device for covering an opening of a wellbore includes a housing having a central opening. The housing is configured to be secured within a well center opening. Covers are arranged around the central opening and are configured to move to an open-cover position, a partially-closed-cover position, or a closed-cover position. The covers cover at least a portion of the central opening n the partially-closed cover position or the closed-cover position. An actuator extends and retract the covers. A controller sends signals to the actuator to extend and retract the covers. The controller uses motion data and diameter data of a tubular to determine the partially-closed-cover position for a cover opening time and sends signals to extend and retract the plurality of covers to the partially-closed-cover position for a cover opening time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED
    Inventors: Tor Sigurd Slettebo, Gregory Emberley, Michael Czarnota, Anders Holgersen
  • Publication number: 20240271506
    Abstract: The device for covering an opening of a wellbore includes a housing having a central opening, the housing configured to be secured within a well center opening, and a plurality of covers arranged around the central opening, the plurality of covers configured to: (a) move to an open-cover position, a partially-closed cover position, or a closed-cover position; and (b) cover at least a portion of the central opening when the plurality of covers is in the partially-closed-cover position or the closed-cover position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Tor Sigurd SLETTEBO, Greg EMBERLEY, Michal CZARNOTA, Anders HOLGERSEN