Patents by Inventor Egil Abrahamsen

Egil Abrahamsen 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).

  • Safety interlock for control lines
    Patent number: 7717184
    Abstract: A protection tool is provided to protect a control line in a safe area while one or more slips of a spider are being closed. In another embodiment, a safety interlock system is provided to prevent the closing of the slips before the control line is pulled away from the tubular string. In yet another embodiment, a safety interlock system includes a safety interlock trigger adapted to be actuated by a protection tool. The safety interlock trigger is adapted to detect the physical presence of the protection tool, and thereafter send a signal to the interlock system to enable an operator or a control mechanism to safely close the slips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
    Inventors: Gisle Vold, Egil Abrahamsen, Svein Egil Vestersjo, Terje Baustad, Kaj Stokkeland, David M. Haugen
  • SAFETY INTERLOCK FOR CONTROL LINES
    Publication number: 20070137868
    Abstract: A protection tool is provided to protect a control line in a safe area while one or more slips of a spider are being closed. In another embodiment, a safety interlock system is provided to prevent the closing of the slips before the control line is pulled away from the tubular string. In yet another embodiment, a safety interlock system includes a safety interlock trigger adapted to be actuated by a protection tool. The safety interlock trigger is adapted to detect the physical presence of the protection tool, and thereafter send a signal to the interlock system to enable an operator or a control mechanism to safely close the slips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Gisle Vold, Egil Abrahamsen, Svein Vestersjo, Terje Baustad, Kaj Stokkeland, David Haugen