Patents by Inventor Endre Brekke
Endre Brekke 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).
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Patent number: 10230541Abstract: A subsea communication adapter for providing communication between a first subsea unit including a communication interface operating according to a first communication method and a second subsea unit including a communication interface operating according to a second communication method is provided. The subsea communication adapter includes a first communication interface operating according to the first communication method and a second communication interface operating according to the second communication method. A conversion unit is configured to convert between the first communication method and the second communication method. The conversion includes at least a conversion between a first communication protocol of the first communication method and a second communication protocol of the second communication method.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Endre Brekke, Karstein Kristiansen, John Bradford Schofield, Kjetil Zsolt Volent
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Patent number: 10107742Abstract: A method and system for monitoring the quality of fluids, wherein comprising the different features of a fluid with at least two different methods are measured and a measure for the quality of the fluid is derived and/or a process of the fluid deterioration is identified by comparing the results of the measurements of the at least two different methods, where the methods includes at least one optical absorption measurement and at least one electron paramagnetic resonance measurement.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2013Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Endre Brekke, Dmitry Dolgopyatov, Sandra Silke Jany, Vitaly Malinin, Ivan Nikolin
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Patent number: 9858810Abstract: An arrangement for controlling and/or monitoring at least one subsea device may include: a first level node communicatively, in particular electrically and/or fiberoptically connectable to an equipment above a sea surface of a sea; at least one second level node communicatively, e.g., electrically and/or fiberoptically connected to the first level node and electrically connectable to the at least one subsea device, wherein the first level node and the at least one second level node are arrangeable at a sea bottom of the sea. A corresponding method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2011Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Endre Brekke, Vegard Horten
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Publication number: 20170126334Abstract: A subsea communication device is configured for data communication with a topside device over a first communication link. The subsea communication device includes a plurality of second interface units for data communication with plural subsea units over second communication links which are point-to-point communication links. A processing circuit of the subsea communication device is provided for signal and data conversion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Endre BREKKE, Gaute Skjelbred FURU, Karstein KRISTIANSEN, John Bradford SCHOFIELD, Kjetil Zsolt VOLENT
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Publication number: 20170126429Abstract: A subsea communication adapter for providing communication between a first subsea unit including a communication interface operating according to a first communication method and a second subsea unit including a communication interface operating according to a second communication method is provided. The subsea communication adapter includes a first communication interface operating according to the first communication method and a second communication interface operating according to the second communication method. A conversion unit is configured to convert between the first communication method and the second communication method. The conversion includes at least a conversion between a first communication protocol of the first communication method and a second communication protocol of the second communication method.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Endre BREKKE, Karstein KRISTIANSEN, John Bradford SCHOFIELD, Kjetil Zsolt VOLENT
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Publication number: 20160131575Abstract: A method and system for monitoring the quality of fluids, wherein comprising the different features of a fluid with at least two different methods are measured and a measure for the quality of the fluid is derived and/or a process of the fluid deterioration is identified by comparing the results of the measurements of the at least two different methods, where the methods includes at least one optical absorption measurement and at least one electron paramagnetic resonance measurement.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2013Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Endre BREKKE, Dmitry DOLGOPYATOV, Sandra Silke JANY, Vitaly MALININ, Ivan NIKOLIN
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Patent number: 9217629Abstract: A displacement sensor for sensing the displacement of a movable component of a device is provided. A flexible element of the displacement sensor includes a mounting portion mounted to the device and a coupling portion spaced apart from the mounting portion. A displacement conversion mechanism is coupled to the movable component and is further coupled to the coupling portion of the flexible element. The displacement conversion mechanism is configured to convert a larger displacement of the movable component into a smaller displacement of the coupling portion of the flexible element. The flexible element is arranged such that a displacement at the coupling portion causes the flexible element to bend.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2013Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Endre Brekke, Hessam Moussavinik, Kjetil Volent
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Patent number: 9207068Abstract: A displacement sensor for sensing the displacement of a movable component is provided. The displacement sensor includes a displacement transmission mechanism configured to reduce a large displacement provided at its input into a smaller displacement at its output. The displacement sensor further includes a fiber optic displacement sensor, wherein the output of the displacement transmission mechanism is coupled to the fiber optic displacement sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Endre Brekke, Hessam Moussavinik, Kjetil Zsolt Volent
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Patent number: 8773277Abstract: A routing facility (1) for a subsea electronics module (7) has on a single circuit board (2) a facility (5) for routing data packets between segments of a differential serial bus, and at least one input/output interface (14, 15, 16) for digital and/or analog process values, wherein the process values are accessible via the differential serial bus.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2006Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Endre Brekke, Vegard Horten, Vidar Steigen
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Publication number: 20140047925Abstract: A displacement sensor for sensing the displacement of a movable component of a device is provided. A flexible element of the displacement sensor includes a mounting portion mounted to the device and a coupling portion spaced apart from the mounting portion. A displacement conversion mechanism is coupled to the movable component and is further coupled to the coupling portion of the flexible element. The displacement conversion mechanism is configured to convert a larger displacement of the movable component into a smaller displacement of the coupling portion of the flexible element. The flexible element is arranged such that a displacement at the coupling portion causes the flexible element to bend.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Endre Brekke, Hessam Moussavinik, Kjetil Volent
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Publication number: 20140048163Abstract: A displacement sensor for sensing the displacement of a movable component is provided. The displacement sensor includes a displacement transmission mechanism configured to reduce a large displacement provided at its input into a smaller displacement at its output. The displacement sensor further includes a fiber optic displacement sensor, wherein the output of the displacement transmission mechanism is coupled to the fiber optic displacement sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Inventors: Endre Brekke, Hessam Moussavinik, Kjetil Zsolt Volent
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Publication number: 20130307699Abstract: An arrangement for controlling and/or monitoring at least one subsea device may include: a first level node communicatively, in particular electrically and/or fiberoptically connectable to an equipment above a sea surface of a sea; at least one second level node communicatively, e.g., electrically and/or fiberoptically connected to the first level node and electrically connectable to the at least one subsea device, wherein the first level node and the at least one second level node are arrangeable at a sea bottom of the sea. A corresponding method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2011Publication date: November 21, 2013Inventors: Endre Brekke, Vegard Horten
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Patent number: 8537027Abstract: In a method for controlling an electronic device (1) with a programmable component and an independent microcontroller (10) and in such an electronic device (1), by the microcontroller (10), the component is monitored, a malfunction of the component is identified and the component is reprogrammed.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2006Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Endre Brekke, Vegard Horten, Vidar Steigen
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Patent number: 8532120Abstract: A routing facility (1) for a subsea electronics module (7) has a microcontroller (3), a field programmable gate array (4) and at least two router resources (5) on a single circuit board (2), each router resource (5) comprising a respective local transceiver (9) for a differential serial bus and a respective remote transceiver (10) for the differential serial bus, wherein each local transceiver (9) is connected with the corresponding remote transceiver (10) and with the field programmable gate array (4) that is able to route data packets between the router resources (5).Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2006Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Endre Brekke, Vegard Horten, Vidar Steigen
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Patent number: 8199798Abstract: A method for communicating binary data via an electric signal of a subsea power line includes establishing a point-to-point connection between a subsea electronic unit and a topside electronic unit for transmitting binary data via the electric signal of the subsea power line; the subsea electronic unit modulating binary data onto said electric signal using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), using 10-200 individual carrier bands in a selected radio frequency range; communicating the OFDM-modulated binary data via the subsea power line to the topside electronic unit; and the topside electronic unit demodulating the OFDM-modulated binary data, including passing the electric signal through a low-pass filter and passing said radio frequency with the modulated binary data through a band-pass filter.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2006Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Endre Brekke, Vegard Horten, Vidar Steigen
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Publication number: 20100284453Abstract: In a method and a modem (1) for communicating binary data via an electric signal (E, E1, E2) of a subsea power line (2), the binary data is modulated onto the electric signal (EmodRF, E1modRF, E2modRF) using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2006Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Endre Brekke, Vegard Horten, Vidar Steigen
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Publication number: 20100020813Abstract: The invention relates to a routing facility (1) for a subsea electronics module (7), comprising on a single circuit board (2) means (5) for routing data packets between segments of a differential serial bus, and at least one input/output interface (14, 15, 16) for digital and/or analogue process values, wherein said process values are accessible via said differential serial bus.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2006Publication date: January 28, 2010Inventors: Endre Brekke, Vegard Horten, Vidar Steigen
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Publication number: 20100008371Abstract: A routing facility (1) for a subsea electronics module (7) has a microcontroller (3), a field programmable gate array (4) and at least two router resources (5) on a single circuit board (2), each router resource (5) comprising a respective local transceiver (9) for a differential serial bus and a respective remote transceiver (10) for the differential serial bus, wherein each local transceiver (9) is connected with the corresponding remote transceiver (10) and with the field programmable gate array (4) that is able to route data packets between the router resources (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2006Publication date: January 14, 2010Inventors: Endre Brekke, Vegard Horten, Vidar Steigen
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Publication number: 20090207003Abstract: In a method for controlling an electronic device (1) with a programmable component and an independent microcontroller (10) and in such an electronic device (1), by the microcontroller (10), the component is monitored, a malfunction of the component is identified and the component is reprogrammed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2006Publication date: August 20, 2009Inventors: Endre Brekke, Vegard Horten, Vidar Steigen