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).
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Patent number: 11708749Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 9, 2018Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Petroleum Technology Company ASInventor: Erling Kleppa
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Patent number: 11540953Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: JASA MEDICAL ASInventors: Anette Kleppa, Erling Kleppa, Martin Nesheim
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Patent number: 11236571Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 27, 2018Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Petroleum Technology Company ASInventor: Erling Kleppa
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Patent number: 11002102Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 1, 2017Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ASInventors: Ole Sevheim, Erling Kleppa
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Publication number: 20200308941Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2018Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventor: Erling KLEPPA
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Publication number: 20200123872Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2017Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Ole Sevheim, Erling Kleppa
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Patent number: 10597990Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 22, 2015Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ASInventors: Erling Kleppa, Ståle Pettersen
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Publication number: 20200040687Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventor: Erling Kleppa
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Publication number: 20190343689Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2017Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: JASA MEDICAL ASInventors: Anette KLEPPA, Erling KLEPPA, Martin NESHEIM
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Patent number: 10450821Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 24, 2015Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ASInventors: Lino Guedes, Andre Bolager, Erling Kleppa, Kristian Harestad, Trond Kvasnes
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Patent number: 10294763Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 10, 2015Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ASInventor: Erling Kleppa
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Publication number: 20180149001Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2015Publication date: May 31, 2018Applicant: Petroleum Technology Company ASInventors: Erling KLEPPA, Ståle PETTERSEN
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Publication number: 20170356277Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2015Publication date: December 14, 2017Applicant: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ASInventor: Erling KLEPPA
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Publication number: 20170241215Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2015Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventor: Erling Kleppa
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Patent number: 9611720Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 4, 2014Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ASInventors: Ole Sevheim, Erling Kleppa, Kristian Harestad
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Patent number: 9587463Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 16, 2014Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ASInventors: Magnar Tveiten, Erling Kleppa, Øyvind Stokka, Ole Sevheim
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Publication number: 20170044861Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2015Publication date: February 16, 2017Applicant: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ASInventors: Lino GUEDES, Andre BOLAGER, Erling KLEPPA, Kristian HARESTAD, Trond KVASNES
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Patent number: 9500062Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 14, 2011Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ASInventors: Magnar Tveiten, Erling Kleppa, Øyvind Stokka
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Patent number: 9394754Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ASInventors: Erling Kleppa, Ståle Pettersen
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Patent number: 9382777Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 26, 2011Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Petroleum Technology Company ASInventors: Stâle Pettersen, Erling Kleppa, Trond Kvasnes