Patents by Inventor Erling Kleppa

Erling Kleppa 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).

  • Patent number: 11708749
    Abstract: A downhole device for installation in a petroleum well, comprising a sensor, a controller and a power source. The device further comprises an acoustic speaker configured to output a sound signal from the downhole device to a fiber optic cable in the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Petroleum Technology Company AS
    Inventor: Erling Kleppa
  • Patent number: 11540953
    Abstract: A compression garment for a body includes a first material, an upper part having a first opening adapted to receive the body part, a central portion, and a lower part. The compression garment further includes a tensioning device adapted to adjust the level of compression of the garment on the body part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: JASA MEDICAL AS
    Inventors: Anette Kleppa, Erling Kleppa, Martin Nesheim
  • Patent number: 11236571
    Abstract: A wellhead port plug assembly having a sensor unit, a plug, a transmitter unit arranged in the sensor unit and comprising a wireless signal transmitter, and a receiver unit arranged on the spool unit and comprising a wireless signal receiver. There is also disclosed a method for installing, removing or replacing a sensor unit located in a port of a wellhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Petroleum Technology Company AS
    Inventor: Erling Kleppa
  • Patent number: 11002102
    Abstract: A downhole plug, has an elongate body, the body having a longitudinal axis; a first seal arranged on an outer surface of the elongate body; and a second seal arranged on the outer surface of the elongate body and spaced longitudinally from the first seal. A production tubing for a petroleum well, includes a pipe, at least one side pocket mandrel, and at least one plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventors: Ole Sevheim, Erling Kleppa
  • Publication number: 20200308941
    Abstract: A downhole device for installation in a petroleum well, comprising a sensor, a controller and a power source. The device further comprises an acoustic speaker configured to output a sound signal from the downhole device to a fiber optic cable in the well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Erling KLEPPA
  • Publication number: 20200123872
    Abstract: A downhole plug, has an elongate body, the body having a longitudinal axis; a first seal arranged on an outer surface of the elongate body; and a second seal arranged on the outer surface of the elongate body and spaced longitudinally from the first seal. A production tubing for a petroleum well, includes a pipe, at least one side pocket mandrel, and at least one plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Ole Sevheim, Erling Kleppa
  • Patent number: 10597990
    Abstract: A gas lift valve for use in a hydrocarbon well includes an elongated valve housing including an inlet port for receiving a fluid from an annulus of a hydrocarbon well, and an outlet port for delivering the fluid to a production tubing of the hydrocarbon well, and an elongated, internal valve body, which is movable along a longitudinal, central axis of the valve housing between a first end position and a second end position. In the first end position, a sealing surface of the valve body is in sealing contact with a valve seat surface of the valve housing prohibiting the fluid to flow from the inlet port to the outlet port, and in the second end position the sealing surface is separated from the valve seat surface allowing the fluid to flow from the inlet port to the outlet port. The outlet port is positioned at a terminal end of the valve housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventors: Erling Kleppa, Ståle Pettersen
  • Publication number: 20200040687
    Abstract: A wellhead port plug assembly having a sensor unit, a plug, a transmitter unit arranged in the sensor unit and comprising a wireless signal transmitter and a receiver unit arranged on the spool unit and comprising a wireless signal receiver. There is also disclosed a method for installing, removing or replacing a sensor unit located in a port of a wellhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventor: Erling Kleppa
  • Publication number: 20190343689
    Abstract: A compression garment for a body includes a first material, an upper part having a first opening adapted to receive the body part, a central portion, and a lower part. The compression garment further includes a tensioning device adapted to adjust the level of compression of the garment on the body part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: JASA MEDICAL AS
    Inventors: Anette KLEPPA, Erling KLEPPA, Martin NESHEIM
  • Patent number: 10450821
    Abstract: A wellhead port plug assembly includes a first plug body including connection elements allowing the first plug body to be sealingly and removably mounted in a port of a wellhead of a hydrocarbon well. The plug assembly includes a spool unit displaying an axial through-channel extending between a first end and a second end of the spool unit, which spool unit includes a first flange section arranged at the first end for sealingly mounting the spool unit to the wellhead aligning the through-channel with the port, and a second flange section arranged at the second end; a second plug body including connection elements allowing the second plug body to be sealingly and removably mounted in the through-channel; and a blind flange which is sealingly and removably mounted to the second flange section allowing the second plug body and the first plug body to be removed from the wellhead via the through-channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventors: Lino Guedes, Andre Bolager, Erling Kleppa, Kristian Harestad, Trond Kvasnes
  • Patent number: 10294763
    Abstract: A bellows valve includes a first bellows connected to a first cap member at one end and to a support member at the other end, and a second bellows connected to a second cap member at one end and to said support member at the other end. Respective first and second bellows cavities are thus formed inside each bellows. An orifice is arranged to fluidly interconnect the first and second bellows cavities, and a bellows-internal valve device is arranged to selectively open and close the orifice. The bellows-internal valve device includes first and second resilient members arranged on respective first and second sides of the support member and having respective portions being coupled to respective first and second holding members on the valve device. The bellows valve is useful in injection valves, such as gas lift valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventor: Erling Kleppa
  • Publication number: 20180149001
    Abstract: A gas lift valve for use in a hydrocarbon well includes an elongated valve housing including an inlet port for receiving a fluid from an annulus of a hydrocarbon well, and an outlet port for delivering the fluid to a production tubing of the hydrocarbon well, and an elongated, internal valve body, which is movable along a longitudinal, central axis of the valve housing between a first end position and a second end position. In the first end position, a sealing surface of the valve body is in sealing contact with a valve seat surface of the valve housing prohibiting the fluid to flow from the inlet port to the outlet port, and in the second end position the sealing surface is separated from the valve seat surface allowing the fluid to flow from the inlet port to the outlet port. The outlet port is positioned at a terminal end of the valve housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: Petroleum Technology Company AS
    Inventors: Erling KLEPPA, Ståle PETTERSEN
  • Publication number: 20170356277
    Abstract: A bellows valve includes a first bellows connected to a first cap member at one end and to a support member at the other end, and a second bellows connected to a second cap member at one end and to said support member at the other end. Respective first and second bellows cavities are thus formed inside each bellows. An orifice is arranged to fluidly interconnect the first and second bellows cavities, and a bellows-internal valve device is arranged to selectively open and close the orifice. The bellows-internal valve device includes first and second resilient members arranged on respective first and second sides of the support member and having respective portions being coupled to respective first and second holding members on the valve device. The bellows valve is useful in injection valves, such as gas lift valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventor: Erling KLEPPA
  • Publication number: 20170241215
    Abstract: A centralizer system and a method for centralizing a casing in a well bore before cementing of the casing in the well bore is disclosed, where the centralizer system comprises at least one centralizer which is adapted for mounting on the casing where the at least one centralizer comprises a receiving unit capable of receiving a wireless signal in form of a pressure wave and a wireless signal generator for generation and transmission of a wireless signal in form of a pressure wave which the receiving unit of the at least one centralizer is capable of receiving. The at least one centralizer is further configured such that the centralizer is activated for centralizing of the casing when the receiving unit receives a wireless signal transmitted by the signal generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: Erling Kleppa
  • Patent number: 9611720
    Abstract: A valve arrangement for controlling the flow of an injection fluid from a well annulus into a hydrocarbon well, includes a valve body being insertable into a side pocket mandrel, an injection fluid valve for controlling the flow of the injection fluid through the valve arrangement and a bellows arrangement including a first pressure member, a second pressure member and at least one bellows element. A control line port is arranged in the valve body for fluid communication with a control line of the well and a control fluid chamber in fluid communication with the control line port comprises a hydraulic control fluid for biasing the injection fluid valve towards the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventors: Ole Sevheim, Erling Kleppa, Kristian Harestad
  • Patent number: 9587463
    Abstract: A valve system for use in a wellbore includes a side pocket mandrel and one or more well tools, where the side pocket mandrel includes an elongated body section provided with a connector at its ends, the elongated body section being provided with a substantially fully open main bore for alignment with the well tubing and an offset side pocket bore. At least one through opening is provided in the side pocket mandrel, leading into the side pocket bore, and at least one through opening is provided in the internal wall, leading into the main bore, where the at least two openings are in fluid communication through the side pocket bore, in which side pocket bore at least two valves are arranged in series to form a double fluid barrier between the main bore and an outside of the pocket mandrel, the at least two valves being independently retrievable through at least one installation opening arranged in the internal wall of the side pocket mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventors: Magnar Tveiten, Erling Kleppa, Øyvind Stokka, Ole Sevheim
  • Publication number: 20170044861
    Abstract: A wellhead port plug assembly includes a first plug body including connection elements allowing the first plug body to be sealingly and removably mounted in a port of a wellhead of a hydrocarbon well. The plug assembly includes a spool unit displaying an axial through-channel extending between a first end and a second end of the spool unit, which spool unit includes a first flange section arranged at the first end for sealingly mounting the spool unit to the wellhead aligning the through-channel with the port, and a second flange section arranged at the second end; a second plug body including connection elements allowing the second plug body to be sealingly and removably mounted in the through-channel; and a blind flange which is sealingly and removably mounted to the second flange section allowing the second plug body and the first plug body to be removed from the wellhead via the through-channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventors: Lino GUEDES, Andre BOLAGER, Erling KLEPPA, Kristian HARESTAD, Trond KVASNES
  • Patent number: 9500062
    Abstract: A valve (1) having at least one flange portion (2, 3) for securing to a wellhead Christmas tree (5) for shutting off a pipe outlet (50) from the wellhead Christmas tree (5). At least one of the flange portions (2) includes integrated devices (6a, 6b, 6, 14, 15) for operation of a second unit (10) mounted outside the valve (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventors: Magnar Tveiten, Erling Kleppa, Øyvind Stokka
  • Patent number: 9394754
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a kick over tool (5) for manipulating and installing devices into and removing devices from a side pocket mandrel (2), where the kick over tool is designed to enable multiple operations in the same run. The kick over tool comprises a tubular carrier housing (6) adapted for passage through a full opening bore of a production string, at least a first and second setting device (8,9) that is arranged in said carrier housing, the first and second setting device being pivotally connected to a first and second articulated linkage mechanism (12,13) comprising a coupling device for the well bore device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS
    Inventors: Erling Kleppa, Ståle Pettersen
  • Patent number: 9382777
    Abstract: A tool for installation of units in connection with oil wells, comprising a housing (1) with an attachment device (12) for attachment to a well installation, a telescopic device (30, 31, 32) for extension of the tool, a torsional force transmission device (13) for rotation of an internal movable element (2) of the tool. The internal movable element (2) comprises a pressure face (21), which in an operative condition is exposed to a well pressure and a counter-pressure face (22), with a sealing arrangement (26) between the housing (1) and the internal movable element (2) provided between these pressure faces (21, 22) and devices (23) which are arranged in such a manner that a pressure can be applied to the counter-pressure face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Petroleum Technology Company AS
    Inventors: Stâle Pettersen, Erling Kleppa, Trond Kvasnes