Patents by Inventor Harke Meek

Harke Meek 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).

  • Publication number: 20060156744
    Abstract: An offshore liquefied natural gas floating storage regasification unit that may receive, store, and process liquefied natural gas from carriers. A floating storage regasification unit may include transfer equipment to offload liquefied natural gas from a carrier, a first mooring system to provide for mooring of a floating storage regasification unit at a location in a body of water, a second mooring system to provide for mooring a carrier to the floating storage regasification unit, and combinations thereof. A portion of the floating storage regasification unit may be composed of a double-hull containment structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: James Cusiter, David Carpenter, Rene Spaarman, Andrew Stephens, Steven Bowring, Eveline Otten, Harke Meek
  • Publication number: 20050115248
    Abstract: An offshore liquefied natural gas structure may receive, store, and process liquefied natural gas from carriers. A structure may be a gravity base structure. A structure may include a system of ballast storage areas, transfer equipment to offload liquefied natural gas from a carrier, docking equipment to allow direct mooring with carriers, platforms to elevate equipment, water intake systems to provide water to the structure, wave deflectors, and/or projections extending from a bottom of the structure. A portion of the structure may be composed of lightweight concrete. Pipelines may be coupled to the structure to export processed natural gas onshore. Living quarters, flare towers, and export line metering equipment may be included on the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Gregory Koehler, Denby Morrison, Keith Walters, Harke Meek, Paul Wilhelmus Van Weert, Steven Bowring, Robert Figgers, Kelly Bowen, WanJun Kim, David Thomson