Patents by Inventor Andrew Edward Heaney

Andrew Edward Heaney 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).

  • Conduit fatigue management systems and methods
    Patent number: 10883894
    Abstract: A technique facilitates monitoring and managing fatigue related a flexible conduit deployed from a surface vessel. Movements of the surface vessel may be measured to obtain vessel movement/position data. Based on this data, a flexible conduit bend profile may be determined via a computer-based data processing system. The flexible conduit bend profile may then be used to provide a flexible conduit fatigue profile for assessment of the flexible conduit in light of the environmental conditions. In some embodiments, the fatigue profile and assessment of the flexible conduit may be based on both functional loading and environmental loading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: OneSubsea IP UK Limited
    Inventors: Phillip Adam Rice, Robert Stewart James Large, Andrew Edward Heaney, Bernard Theron
  • CONDUIT FATIGUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20180080850
    Abstract: A technique facilitates monitoring and managing fatigue related a flexible conduit deployed from a surface vessel. Movements of the surface vessel may be measured to obtain vessel movement/position data. Based on this data, a flexible conduit bend profile may be determined via a computer-based data processing system. The flexible conduit bend profile may then be used to provide a flexible conduit fatigue profile for assessment of the flexible conduit in light of the environmental conditions. In some embodiments, the fatigue profile and assessment of the flexible conduit may be based on both functional loading and environmental loading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Phillip Adam Rice, Robert Stewart James Large, Andrew Edward Heaney, Bernard Theron