Patents by Inventor Daniel C. Kennedy

Daniel C. Kennedy 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).

  • Method for fabricating and transporting an integrated buoyancy system
    Publication number: 20080213048
    Abstract: A buoyancy system includes a plurality of buoyancy joints distributed along a riser system. Each joint can include a riser pipe, an external frame disposed around a riser and a vessel, and a buoyant cladding disposed between the vessel and the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Randy A. Jones, Daniel C. Kennedy
  • Internal beam buoyancy system for offshore platforms
    Publication number: 20040126192
    Abstract: A buoyancy system to buoy a riser of an offshore oil platform includes buoyancy compartments coupled around an elongated internal beam. The internal beam can withstand loads between the oil platform and the buoyancy system, while the buoyancy compartments provide buoyancy. The internal beam includes an elongated stem, a plurality of webs extending radially outwardly from the stem, and a plurality of transverse flanges attached to the outer edges of the webs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: EDO Corporation, Fiber Science Division
    Inventors: Randall W. Nish, Daniel C. Kennedy, Randy A. Jones
  • Internal beam buoyancy system for offshore platforms
    Publication number: 20030150618
    Abstract: A buoyancy system to buoy a riser of an offshore oil platform includes buoyancy compartments coupled around an elongated internal beam. The internal beam can withstand loads between the oil platform and the buoyancy system, while the buoyancy compartments provide buoyancy. The internal beam includes an elongated stem, a plurality of webs extending radially outwardly from the stem, and a plurality of transverse flanges attached to the outer edges of the webs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Applicant: EDO Corporation, Fiber Science Division
    Inventors: Randall W. Nish, Daniel C. Kennedy, Randy A. Jones