Patents by Inventor Benjamin Primm

Benjamin Primm 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: 10370186
    Abstract: A subsea fluid storage system comprising a soft bladder disposed within a pressure balanced reservoir, a rotatable piston, and a piston rotator which rotates and twists the rotatable piston as it travels along a predetermined axis within the pressure balanced reservoir, predictably and repeatabley collapses the soft bladder when the rotating piston cooperatively travels about the piston rotator, twisting the soft bladder as the rotating piston moves along the predetermined axis, collapsing the bladder inward and thereby emptying the bladder of fluid within the bladder. The piston's rotation pulls the soft bladder away from the pressure balanced reservoir's interior, thereby preventing the bladder's binding or pinching the pressure balanced reservoir's interior. In configurations, fluid is allowed to enter the pressure balanced reservoir via a valve until a balance is achieved between an interior and an exterior of the pressure balanced reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Primm, Christopher Leon, Earl Schultz
  • Patent number: 10024137
    Abstract: A subsea fluid distributor comprises a support framework removably mountable and hydraulically connectable to a subsea structure intermediate the subsea structure and an incoming flying lead's terminator; a plate attached to an upper section of the support framework; a fixed bucket and a valve attached to the support framework; a lower framework attached to a lower portion of the support framework; a first hydraulic tube, in fluid communication with the valve, attached to the lower framework; a flying lead junction plate support framework attached to the lower portion of the support framework; a second hydraulic tube, in fluid communication with various subsea equipment, disposed at least partially within the flying lead junction plate support framework; a first remotely operated vehicle (ROV) torque bucket attached to an upper portion of the flying lead junction plate support framework; and a second ROV torque bucket attached to the upper section of the support framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Earl Schultz, Benjamin Primm, Matthew Smith
  • Publication number: 20180072494
    Abstract: Using a subsea fluid storage system 1 comprising a soft bladder (20) disposed within a pressure balanced reservoir (10), a rotatable piston (30) disposed at least partially within the pressure balanced reservoir where a top of the soft bladder is in communication with the rotatable piston, and a piston rotator (50) operative to rotate and twist the rotatable piston as the rotatable piston travels along a predetermined axis within the pressure balanced reservoir, a predictable and repeatable collapse of the soft bladder may be obtained by allowing the rotating piston (30) to cooperatively travel about the piston rotator (50) to twist the soft bladder (20) as the rotating piston moves along the predetermined axis in such a manner as to collapse the bladder inward, thereby emptying the bladder of fluid within the bladder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Primm, Christopher Leon, Earl Schultz
  • Patent number: 9915129
    Abstract: A modular subsea chemical injection system, comprising a power and communications module, a power and communications umbilical terminator, a power and communications module, a fluid storage module comprising a plurality of fluid storage bays adapted to selectively receive a corresponding plurality of high and/or low flow fluid storage units, a pump module comprising a plurality of pump bays adapted to selectively receive a corresponding plurality of high fluid flow and/or low fluid flow pumps, and a fluid distribution unit in fluid communication with a pump module fluid port can be disposed on a seafloor adjacent to a well site and used to selectively provide low and/or high flow fluid delivery by use of subsea storage and pressure boosting for low flow fluid needs and low flow fluid needs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Todd Newell, Michael Cunningham, Christopher Leon, Benjamin Primm
  • Publication number: 20170284173
    Abstract: A modular subsea chemical injection system, comprising a power and communications module, a power and communications umbilical terminator, a power and communications module, a fluid storage module comprising a plurality of fluid storage bays adapted to selectively receive a corresponding plurality of high and/or low flow fluid storage units, a pump module comprising a plurality of pump bays adapted to selectively receive a corresponding plurality of high fluid flow and/or low fluid flow pumps, and a fluid distribution unit in fluid communication with a pump module fluid port can be disposed on a seafloor adjacent to a well site and used to selectively provide low and/or high flow fluid delivery by use of subsea storage and pressure boosting for low flow fluid needs and low flow fluid needs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Newell, Michael Cunningham, Christopher Leon, Benjamin Primm
  • Publication number: 20170284172
    Abstract: A subsea fluid distributor comprises a support framework configured to be removably mounted to and hydraulically connected to a subsea structure intermediate the subsea structure and an incoming flying lead terminator of an incoming flying lead; a plate attached to an upper section of the support framework; a fixed bucket attached to the support framework; a valve attached to the support framework; a lower framework attached to a lower portion of the support framework; a first hydraulic tube attached to the lower framework and in fluid communication with the valve; a flying lead junction plate support framework attached to the lower portion of the support framework; a second hydraulic tube disposed at least partially within flying lead junction plate support framework and in fluid communication with various subsea equipment; a first remotely operated vehicle (ROV) torque bucket (62) attached to an upper portion of the flying lead junction plate support framework; a second ROV torque bucket (22) attached to th
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Earl Schultz, Benjamin Primm, Matthew Smith