Patents by Inventor Harald Bjørn Hansen

Harald Bjørn Hansen 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).

  • System for manipulating subsea equipment and controlling a subsea barrier system
    Patent number: 11072993
    Abstract: —a subsea pump (30) arranged in fluid connection with the well interior (38, 39) providing a closed system suitable for pressure and flow regulation and establishing a temporary fluid flow between the subsea pump and the well interior, —a fluid source (31) supplying fluid to the subsea pump, wherein the subsea pump has a mode of operation for regulation of the flow and/or pressure between the pump and the well interior to operate equipment arranged in the well, —a safety control system for controlling shut down of a valve arrangement in a subsea position, which safety control system is also arranged in a subsea position and comprises a control unit (60) and an actuation unit (70) for local control and operation of the valve arrangement, —the valve arrangement is operated by the control unit into a valve configuration providing a barrier system between a reservoir in fluid communication with the well interior and the surroundings, —a plurality of sensors (100, 51, 52) arranged for measuring fluid parameters tr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS
    Inventors: Jon Thoresen, Harald Bjørn Hansen
  • System for Manipulating Subsea Equipment and Controlling a Subsea Barrier System
    Publication number: 20170321517
    Abstract: -a subsea pump (30) arranged in fluid connection with the well interior (38, 39) providing a closed system suitable for pressure and flow regulation and establishing a temporary fluid flow between the subsea pump and the well interior, -a fluid source (31) supplying fluid to the subsea pump, wherein the subsea pump has a mode of operation for regulation of the flow and/or pressure between the pump and the well interior to operate equipment arranged in the well, -a safety control system for controlling shut down of a valve arrangement in a subsea position, which safety control system is also arranged in a subsea position and comprises a control unit (60) and an actuation unit (70) for local control and operation of the valve arrangement, - the valve arrangement is operated by the control unit into a valve configuration providing a barrier system between a reservoir in fluid communication with the well interior and the surroundings, -a plurality of sensors (100, 51, 52) arranged for measuring fluid parameters t
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS
    Inventors: Jon Thoresen, Harald Bjørn Hansen