Patents by Inventor Christopher Hoen

Christopher Hoen 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: 7685892
    Abstract: A method and device for monitoring and/or controlling a load on a slender, tensioned elongated element extending from a subsea wellhead element to a surface vessel. The tensioned elongated element is arranged so as to be displaced in its longitudinal direction into or out of the subsea wellhead element via an entry at a top end of the latter. The structural behaviour of the wellhead element is measured. The bending moment and/or declination of the tensioned elongated element is estimated in a bottom region adjacent to and/or at the entry upon the basis of the measurement of the structural behaviour of the wellhead element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Vetco Gray Scandinavia AS
    Inventor: Christopher Hoen
  • Patent number: 7431092
    Abstract: A well assembly for intervention of a subsea well or a well head with a wireline or a coiled tubing connected to a tool or a toolstring and including lubricator and an injector package. The injector package is adapted to inject the wireline or coiled tubing into the well or well head. The lubricator is adapted to be fitted in a lubricator package and define a locking chamber via which the wireline or coiled tubing is to be forwarded to the well or well head. The lubricator is adapted to be connected to the well head. The injector package includes an injector module adapted to be fitted to the well head. The injector module is adapted to forward the lubricator through it when the packages are connected to each other and to the well head, for the purpose of injecting the wireline or coiled tubing into the well or well head. The lubricator includes a lubricator pipe element and an associated moveable stripper/packer element adapted to be connected to a well barrier module on the well head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Vetco Gray Scandinavia AS
    Inventors: Svein Audun Håheim, Edgar Johan Heim, Sturla Wold, Christopher Hoen
  • Publication number: 20070175639
    Abstract: A method and device for monitoring and/or controlling a load on a slender, tensioned elongated element extending from a subsea wellhead element to a surface vessel. The tensioned elongated element is arranged so as to be displaced in its longitudinal direction into or out of the subsea wellhead element via an entry at a top end of the latter. The structural behaviour of the wellhead element is measured. The bending moment and/or declination of the tensioned elongated element is estimated in a bottom region adjacent to and/or at the entry upon the basis of the measurement of the structural behaviour of the wellhead element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: VETCO AIBEL AS
    Inventor: Christopher Hoen
  • Publication number: 20060124314
    Abstract: A well assembly for intervention of a subsea well or a well head with a wireline or a coiled tubing connected to a tool or a toolstring and including lubricator and an injector package. The injector package is adapted to inject the wireline or coiled tubing into the well or well head. The lubricator is adapted to be fitted in a lubricator package and define a locking chamber via which the wireline or coiled tubing is to be forwarded to the well or well head. The lubricator is adapted to be connected to the well head. The injector package includes an injector module adapted to be fitted to the well head. The injector module is adapted to forward the lubricator through it when the packages are connected to each other and to the well head, for the purpose of injecting the wireline or coiled tubing into the well or well head. The lubricator includes a lubricator pipe element and an associated moveable stripper/packer element adapted to be connected to a well barrier module on the well head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Svein Haheim, Edgar Heim, Sturla Wold, Christopher Hoen