Patents by Inventor Gareth Macgregor MCCANN

Gareth Macgregor MCCANN 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).

  • Apparatus and method for heating subsea pipeline
    Patent number: 10247345
    Abstract: Provided is apparatus (20) for heating a portion of subsea pipeline (10). The apparatus (20) generally comprises at least one electrical conductor (22), and a deployment mechanism (24) which is configured to operatively support a length of said electrical conductor (22) in a looped manner. In addition, the deployment mechanism (24) is further configured to deploy the looped conductor (26) circumferentially about at least a portion of the pipeline (10). When the conductor (22) is connected to a suitable power supply, the looped conductor (26) is configured to operatively induce an alternating magnetic field within the portion of the pipeline (10) in order to generate heat therein through induction heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: ICPTECH PTY LTD
    Inventor: Gareth Macgregor McCann
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HEATING SUBSEA PIPELINE
    Publication number: 20190003629
    Abstract: Provided is apparatus (20) for heating a portion of subsea pipeline (10). The apparatus (20) generally comprises at least one electrical conductor (22), and a deployment mechanism (24) which is configured to operatively support a length of said electrical conductor (22) in a looped manner. In addition, the deployment mechanism (24) is further configured to deploy the looped conductor (26) circumferentially about at least a portion of the pipeline (10). When the conductor (22) is connected to a suitable power supply, the looped conductor (26) is configured to operatively induce an alternating magnetic field within the portion of the pipeline (10) in order to generate heat therein through induction heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventor: Gareth Macgregor MCCANN