Patents by Inventor David Lindsay Edwards

David Lindsay Edwards 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).

  • Subsea tanker hydrocarbon production system
    Patent number: 7886829
    Abstract: A subsea and modular tanker-based hydrocarbon production system comprising a plurality of interlinked individual tank units which is wholly submersible, is wholly detachable from, and wholly re-attachable to, its associated subsea wellhead infrastructure. Modularity of the interlinked tank unit system allows for the processing, measurement, and storage of hydrocarbons from a wide variety of offshore hazard and water-depth related conditions and situations. In addition to being both detachable and re-attachable, the modularity of the system provides for a number of unit systems to be conjoined at surface and towed to market.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Inventor: David Lindsay Edwards
  • Subsea Tanker Hydrocarbon Production System
    Publication number: 20080210434
    Abstract: A subsea and modular tanker-based hydrocarbon production system comprising a plurality of interlinked individual tank units which is wholly submersible, is wholly detachable from, and wholly re-attachable to, its associated subsea wellhead infrastructure. Modularity of the interlinked tank unit system allows for the processing, measurement, and storage of hydrocarbons from a wide variety of offshore hazard and water-depth related conditions and situations. In addition to being both detachable and re-attachable, the modularity of the system provides for a number of unit systems to be conjoined at surface and towed to market.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventor: David Lindsay Edwards