Patents by Inventor Frode Sand

Frode Sand 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: 10570682
    Abstract: The invention concerns a modular system for controlling subsea operations. The modular system comprises a control room structure at a top side location, the control room structure is provided with a fixed modular connection assembly. The interior of the control room structure is prepared for accommodation f a set of replaceable control modules comprising at least one dedicated control module provided for controlling a corresponding operational well tool. The said set of replaceable control module(s) is selected in accordance with a chosen subsea operation for accommodation in the control room structure. The said set of replaceable control module(s) accommodated in the control room structure is connected to the fixed modular connection assembly for establishing communication between the at least one dedicated control module and its corresponding operational well tool. The invention also concerns a method for controlling subsea operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS
    Inventors: Frode Sand, Ole Thomas Enge, Idar Lindanger, Inge Magne Sekkingstad, Stein Slettum, Thomas Dypevik, Helge Drønen
  • Publication number: 20180066485
    Abstract: The invention concerns a modular system for controlling subsea operations. The modular system comprises a control room structure at a top side location, the control room structure is provided with a fixed modular connection assembly. The interior of the control room structure is prepared for accommodation f a set of replaceable control modules comprising at least one dedicated control module provided for controlling a corresponding operational well tool. The said set of replaceable control module(s) is selected in accordance with a chosen subsea operation for accommodation in the control room structure. The said set of replaceable control module(s) accommodated in the control room structure is connected to the fixed modular connection assembly for establishing communication between the at least one dedicated control module and its corresponding operational well tool. The invention also concerns a method for controlling subsea operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Frode Sand, Ole Thomas Enge, Idar Lindanger, Inge Magne Sekkingstad, Stein Slettum, Thomas Dypevik, Helge Drønen