Patents by Inventor Dick Davies

Dick Davies 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).

  • Floating oil storage system and method
    Patent number: 8011312
    Abstract: A floating oil storage system and associated methods for storing oil are disclosed. In some embodiments, the floating oil storage system includes a storage cell, a floating member disposed within the storage cell, whereby the storage cell is divided into a first compartment and a second compartment disposed below the first compartment, a pump operable to deliver oil under pressure into the first compartment, whereby the first compartment expands and the second compartment contracts expelling seawater from the second compartment, and a suction tank operable to receive oil expelled from the first compartment under hydrostatic pressure of seawater in the second compartment, whereby the first compartment contracts and the second compartment expands receiving seawater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Horton Wison Deepwater, Inc.
    Inventors: Lyle David Finn, James V. Maher, Dick Davies, Edward E. Horton, III
  • Floating Oil Storage System and Method
    Publication number: 20100051624
    Abstract: A floating oil storage system and associated methods for storing oil are disclosed. In some embodiments, the floating oil storage system includes a storage cell, a floating member disposed within the storage cell, whereby the storage cell is divided into a first compartment and a second compartment disposed below the first compartment, a pump operable to deliver oil under pressure into the first compartment, whereby the first compartment expands and the second compartment contracts expelling seawater from the second compartment, and a suction tank operable to receive oil expelled from the first compartment under hydrostatic pressure of seawater in the second compartment, whereby the first compartment contracts and the second compartment expands receiving seawater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: HORTON DEEPWATER DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Lyle David Finn, James V. Maher, Dick Davies, Edward E. Horton, III