Patents by Inventor Geir Lasse Kjersem

Geir Lasse Kjersem 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: 10590618
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a method and a seabed supported base structure for providing a shallow water drilling terminal, where a prefabricated floating seabed substructure is towed to site, ballasted to rest on the seabed and/or piled to the seabed forming a seabed foundation. The seabed supported base structure is provided with at least one cantilevered unit with openings for drilling of wells, projecting sideways out from the exterior side of a vertical wall, terminated above sea level. A prefabricated floating drilling module provided with an outrigger with sidewise movable drilling device is towed to the site, guided into the seabed substructure through an opening in the wall structure at the periphery of the base structure, ballasted and mated onto the base structure, whereupon wells are drilled from a drilling gear. Upon completed drilling and operation of the wells, the drilling unit is removed and substituted by a production unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Sembcorp Marine Integrated Yard Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Geir Lasse Kjersem, Harald Vartdal, Kwang Heng Lim, Yee Chin Mary Ong, Seng Yau Khoo
  • Publication number: 20190127939
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a method and a seabed supported base structure for providing a shallow water drilling terminal, where a prefabricated floating seabed substructure is towed to site, ballasted to rest on the seabed and/or piled to the seabed forming a seabed foundation. The seabed supported base structure is provided with at least one cantilevered unit with openings for drilling of wells, projecting sideways out from the exterior side of a vertical wall, terminated above sea level. A prefabricated floating drilling module provided with an outrigger with sidewise movable drilling device is towed to the site, guided into the seabed substructure through an opening in the wall structure at the periphery of the base structure, ballasted and mated onto the base structure, whereupon wells are drilled from a drilling gear. Upon completed drilling and operation of the wells, the drilling unit is removed and substituted by a production unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Geir Lasse Kjersem, Harald Vartdal, Kwang Heng Lim, Yee Chin Mary Ong, Seng Yau Khoo
  • Patent number: 8832891
    Abstract: A device for a floating bridge 15 which is fastened at two anchorage points on the shore (18) is described and it is characterized in that it comprises at least one passage float (1) which is inserted as a part of a bridge construction for the passage of ships, and it forms a passage channel (200) for ships and also forms a foundation for a carriageway (111) which stretches across the passage channel. The floating bridge (15) is fastened ashore and to each side of the passage float (1) with the help of structure boxes (10, 10?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Lund, Mohr & Glever-Enger Marin AS
    Inventors: Torbjorn Bringedal, Geir Lasse Kjersem
  • Publication number: 20140053349
    Abstract: A device for a floating bridge 15 which is fastened at two anchorage points on the shore (18) is described and it is characterised in that it comprises at least one passage float (1) which is inserted as a part of a bridge construction for the passage of ships, and it forms a passage channel (200) for ships and also forms a foundation for a carriageway (111) which stretches across the passage channel. The floating bridge (15) is fastened ashore and to each side of the passage float (1) with the help of structure boxes (10,10?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: Torbjørn Bringedal, Geir Lasse Kjersem
  • Patent number: 8453588
    Abstract: The float structure is constructed with a bottom structure providing buoyancy to the float structure, an upper deck and a number of support columns that connect the bottom structure and the equipment deck which is to be positioned above the surface of the water in which the float is arranged to operate. The float structure is characterized in that at least one of said support columns comprises a liquid storage column which is placed in the middle section of the float structure with the remaining support columns are positioned in the outer sections of the float structure. Active ballast tanks are disposed in the middle section of the bottom structure adjacent the liquid storage column and secondary ballast tanks are disposed in the outer part of the bottom structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Luno, Mehr & Glever-Enger Marin AS
    Inventors: Geir Lasse Kjersem, Torbjørn Bringedal
  • Publication number: 20110209655
    Abstract: The float structure is constructed with a bottom structure providing buoyancy to the float structure, an upper deck and a number of support columns that connect the bottom structure and the equipment deck which is to be positioned above the surface of the water in which the float is arranged to operate. The float structure is characterised in that at least one of said support columns comprises a liquid storage column which is placed in the middle section of the float structure with the remaining support columns are positioned in the outer sections of the float structure. Active ballast tanks are disposed in the middle section of the bottom structure adjacent the liquid storage column and secondary ballast tanks are disposed in the outer part of the bottom structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Geir Lasse Kjersem, Torbjørn Bringedal