Patents by Inventor Geir Terje NEVOY

Geir Terje NEVOY 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).

  • Subsea clamp connector and subsea clamp connector arrangement comprising such a clamp connector
    Patent number: 11320073
    Abstract: A subsea clamp connector for connecting the ends of two tubular members to each other, the clamp connector including first and second clamping elements, which are pivotable into a closed position in clamping engagement with the ends of the tubular members; and a replaceable locking unit for locking the clamping elements in the closed position. The locking unit includes an operating shaft, a first retaining member mounted to the operating shaft and configured for engagement with a shoulder on a holding member fixed to the first clamping element, and a second retaining member mounted to the operating shaft and configured for engagement with a shoulder on a holding member fixed to the second clamping element. The locking unit is detachably mountable to the clamping elements by insertion of the operating shaft sideways into slots provided in the holding members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: VETCO GRAY SCANDINAVIA AS
    Inventors: Morten Karlsen, Roy-Petter Hestsveen, Geir Terje Nevoy
  • SUBSEA CLAMP CONNECTOR AND SUBSEA CLAMP CONNECTOR ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING SUCH A CLAMP CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20190162338
    Abstract: A subsea clamp connector for connecting the ends of two tubular members to each other, the clamp connector including first and second clamping elements, which are pivotable into a closed position in clamping engagement with the ends of the tubular members; and a replaceable locking unit for locking the clamping elements in the closed position. The locking unit includes an operating shaft, a first retaining member mounted to the operating shaft and configured for engagement with a shoulder on a holding member fixed to the first clamping element, and a second retaining member mounted to the operating shaft and configured for engagement with a shoulder on a holding member fixed to the second clamping element. The locking unit is detachably mountable to the clamping elements by insertion of the operating shaft sideways into slots provided in the holding members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Morten KARLSEN, Roy-Petter HESTSVEEN, Geir Terje NEVOY