Patents by Inventor Jack H-C. Chan

Jack H-C. Chan 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).

  • Seabed oil storage and tanker offtake system
    Patent number: 6817809
    Abstract: An offshore oil storage and offtake system is disclosed. The system includes a storage tank attachable to the seabed and adapted to store hydrocarbons. At least one fluid channel is included which has a first end positioned inside of the tank proximal a bottom of the tank and a second end in fluid communication with seawater outside of the tank. The system also includes at least one offload line having a first end coupled to and in fluid communication with the tank proximal a top of the tank and a second end adapted to be fluid coupled to the tanker and accessible from a water surface. The system further includes at least one hawser having a first end operatively coupled to the tank and a second end adapted to be accessible from the water surface and attachable to a tanker to anchor the tanker during tanker offtake operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: Michael S. Choi, Jack H-C. Chan, David P. Tuturea
  • Seabed oil storage and tanker offtake system
    Publication number: 20020141829
    Abstract: An offshore oil storage and offtake system is disclosed. The system includes a storage tank attachable to the seabed and adapted to store hydrocarbons. At least one fluid channel is included which has a first end positioned inside of the tank proximal a bottom of the tank and a second end in fluid communication with seawater outside of the tank. The system also includes at least one offload line having a first end coupled to and in fluid communication with the tank proximal a top of the tank and a second end adapted to be fluid coupled to the tanker and accessible from a water surface. The system further includes at least one hawser having a first end operatively coupled to the tank and a second end adapted to be accessible from the water surface and attachable to a tanker to anchor the tanker during tanker offtake operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Michael S. Choi, Jack H-C. Chan, David P. Tuturea