Patents by Inventor Colin James Fraser

Colin James Fraser 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).

  • Offshore cable laying method
    Patent number: 8747025
    Abstract: A method for laying cable from a vessel at a near shore location in shallow water to shore. The cable on the vessel is wrapped around a modified roller quadrant on the vessel. The roller quadrant is moved from the vessel into the water. A pulling device is attached by a line to the roller quadrant. The pulling device is used to pull the roller quadrant and cable toward shore. The pulling device may be positioned in the water and moved to shore as required. The pulling device may also be initially positioned on shore. The roller quadrant may include a skid and buoyancy modules to reduce the pulling force required to move the roller quadrant and lay the cable to shore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: J. Ray McDermott, S.A.
    Inventors: Thom Charles Anderson, Colin James Fraser
  • Offshore Cable Laying Method
    Publication number: 20140133919
    Abstract: A method for laying cable from a vessel at a near shore location in shallow water to shore. The cable on the vessel is wrapped around a modified roller quadrant on the vessel. The roller quadrant is moved from the vessel into the water. A pulling device is attached by a line to the roller quadrant. The pulling device is used to pull the roller quadrant and cable toward shore. The pulling device may be positioned in the water and moved to shore as required. The pulling device may also be initially positioned on shore. The roller quadrant may include a skid and buoyancy modules to reduce the pulling force required to move the roller quadrant and lay the cable to shore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: J. Ray McDermott, S.A.
    Inventors: Thom Charles Anderson, Colin James Fraser