Patents by Inventor Geir Aune

Geir Aune 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).

  • Methods and Means for Installing, Maintaining and Controlling a Self-Standing Riser System
    Publication number: 20140374117
    Abstract: Improved systems and methods for installing, maintaining and controlling a self-standing riser (SSR). SSRs are installed using wire pulleys or weights to place the SSRs over a wellhead. A flow diverter, which may be incorporated into or separate from a buoyancy chamber, allowing diversion of flow both into and out of an SSR. Non-annular buoyancy chambers configured to receive a riser of an SSR through a slot of the buoyancy chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Geir Aune, Keith K. Millheim