Patents by Inventor Christopher Cull

Christopher Cull 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: 10641048
    Abstract: A condition of a flexible pipeline may be monitored by scanning a section of the flexible pipeline with an ultrasonic scanner and using the ultrasonic scanner to produce a first ultrasonic signal that penetrates the section of the flexible pipeline and is used to create a set of condition data indicative of a condition present near or within an annulus of the flexible pipeline, the condition comprising pressure on or within the flexible pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: James Dennett, Christopher Cull, Robert Jenkins, Abhishek Shukla
  • Publication number: 20190352974
    Abstract: A condition of a flexible pipeline may be monitored by scanning a section of the flexible pipeline with an ultrasonic scanner and using the ultrasonic scanner to produce a first ultrasonic signal that penetrates the section of the flexible pipeline and is used to create a set of condition data indicative of a condition present near or within an annulus of the flexible pipeline, the condition comprising pressure on or within the flexible pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: James Dennett, Christopher Cull, Robert Jenkins, Abhishek Shukla
  • Publication number: 20180180577
    Abstract: A scanning carriage, useful to perform simultaneous or concurrent subsea Time of Flight Diffraction (ToFD) and Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT) of a subsea structure, comprises a housing machined to provide an incident angle for producing a predetermined set of desired refraction angles to help provide volumetric coverage of a weld in a one pass inspection; a Time of Flight Diffraction (ToFD) tool disposed proximate the housing and comprising a ToFD probe; a phased array ultrasonic testing tool, disposed proximate the ToFD tool, comprising a phased array ultrasonic probe and configured to produce multiple refracted angles with one probe placement; and a data communication link configured to interface with a data collection tool and operatively connected to the ToFD tool and the phased array ultrasonic testing tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Kenny, Christopher Cull, Michael William Killeen, Lukasz Korziuk, Colin Leggett, Leon Tripp