Patents by Inventor James Edward Kersey

James Edward Kersey 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: 11795776
    Abstract: This disclosure includes manifolds, subsea valve modules, and related methods. Some manifolds and/or subsea valve modules include one or more inlets, each configured to receive hydraulic fluid from a fluid source, one or more outlets, each in selective fluid communication with at least one of the inlets, and one or more subsea valve assemblies, each configured to selectively control hydraulic fluid communication from at least one of the inlets to at least one of the outlets, where at least one of the outlets is configured to be in fluid communication with an actuation port of the hydraulically actuated device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TRANSOCEAN INNOVATION LABS LTD
    Inventors: Guy Robert Babbitt, James Edward Kersey, Nicholas Paul Echter, Kristina Weyer-Geigel
  • Publication number: 20230079573
    Abstract: This disclosure includes subsea pumping apparatuses and related methods. Some apparatuses include one or more subsea pumps, each having an inlet and an outlet, and one or more motors, each configured to actuate at least one pump to communicate a hydraulic fluid from the inlet to the outlet, where the subsea pumping apparatus is configured to be in fluid communication with a hydraulically actuated device of a blowout preventer. Some subsea pumping apparatuses include one or more of: a desalination system configured to produce at least a portion of the hydraulic fluid; one or more valves, each configured to selectively route hydraulic fluid from an outlet of a pump to, for example, a subsea environment, a reservoir, and/or the inlet of the pump; and a reservoir configured to store at least a portion of the hydraulic fluid. Some apparatuses are configured to be directly coupled to the hydraulically actuated device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Guy Robert BABBITT, John Matthew DALTON, Luis R. PEREIRA, James Edward KERSEY
  • Patent number: 11339788
    Abstract: This disclosure includes subsea pumping apparatuses and related methods. Some apparatuses include one or more subsea pumps, each having an inlet and an outlet, and one or more motors, each configured to actuate at least one pump to communicate a hydraulic fluid from the inlet to the outlet, where the subsea pumping apparatus is configured to be in fluid communication with a hydraulically actuated device of a blowout preventer. Some subsea pumping apparatuses include one or more of: a desalination system configured to produce at least a portion of the hydraulic fluid; one or more valves, each configured to selectively route hydraulic fluid from an outlet of a pump to, for example, a subsea environment, a reservoir, and/or the inlet of the pump; and a reservoir configured to store at least a portion of the hydraulic fluid. Some apparatuses are configured to be directly coupled to the hydraulically actuated device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: TRANSOCEAN INNOVATION LABS LTD
    Inventors: Guy Robert Babbitt, John Mathew Dalton, Luis R. Pereira, James Edward Kersey
  • Publication number: 20220049568
    Abstract: This disclosure includes manifolds, subsea valve modules, and related methods. Some manifolds and/or subsea valve modules include one or more inlets, each configured to receive hydraulic fluid from a fluid source, one or more outlets, each in selective fluid communication with at least one of the inlets, and one or more subsea valve assemblies, each configured to selectively control hydraulic fluid communication from at least one of the inlets to at least one of the outlets, where at least one of the outlets is configured to be in fluid communication with an actuation port of the hydraulically actuated device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Transocean Innovation Labs Ltd.
    Inventors: Guy Robert BABBITT, James Edward KERSEY, Nicholas Paul ECHTER, Kristina WEYER-GEIGEL
  • Publication number: 20200011148
    Abstract: This disclosure includes manifolds, subsea valve modules, and related methods. Some manifolds and/or subsea valve modules include one or more inlets, each configured to receive hydraulic fluid from a fluid source, one or more outlets, each in selective fluid communication with at least one of the inlets, and one or more subsea valve assemblies, each configured to selectively control hydraulic fluid communication from at least one of the inlets to at least one of the outlets, where at least one of the outlets is configured to be in fluid communication with an actuation port of the hydraulically actuated device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Transocean Innovation Labs Ltd.
    Inventors: Guy Robert BABBITT, James Edward KERSEY, Nicholas Paul ECHTER, Kristina WEYER-GEIGEL
  • Patent number: 10267116
    Abstract: This disclosure includes manifolds, subsea valve modules, and related methods. Some manifolds and/or subsea valve modules include one or more inlets, each configured to receive hydraulic fluid from a fluid source, one or more outlets, each in selective fluid communication with at least one of the inlets, and one or more subsea valve assemblies, each configured to selectively control hydraulic fluid communication from at least one of the inlets to at least one of the outlets, where at least one of the outlets is configured to be in fluid communication with an actuation port of the hydraulically actuated device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Transocean Innovation Labs Ltd.
    Inventors: Guy Robert Babbitt, James Edward Kersey, Nicholas Paul Echter, Kristina Weyer-Geigel
  • Publication number: 20180045012
    Abstract: This disclosure includes manifolds, subsea valve modules, and related methods. Some manifolds and/or subsea valve modules include one or more inlets, each configured to receive hydraulic fluid from a fluid source, one or more outlets, each in selective fluid communication with at least one of the inlets, and one or more subsea valve assemblies, each configured to selectively control hydraulic fluid communication from at least one of the inlets to at least one of the outlets, where at least one of the outlets is configured to be in fluid communication with an actuation port of the hydraulically actuated device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Guy Robert BABBITT, James Edward KERSEY, Nicholas Paul ECHTER, Kristina WEYER-GEIGEL
  • Patent number: 9664005
    Abstract: This disclosure includes manifolds, subsea valve modules, and related methods. Some manifolds and/or subsea valve modules include one or more inlets, each configured to receive hydraulic fluid from a fluid source, one or more outlets, each in selective fluid communication with at least one of the inlets, and one or more subsea valve assemblies, each configured to selectively control hydraulic fluid communication from at least one of the inlets to at least one of the outlets, where at least one of the outlets is configured to be in fluid communication with an actuation port of the hydraulically actuated device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: TRANSOCEAN INNOVATION LABS LTD
    Inventors: Guy Robert Babbitt, James Edward Kersey, Nicholas Paul Echter, Kristina Geigel-Weyer
  • Publication number: 20150104328
    Abstract: This disclosure includes subsea pumping apparatuses and related methods. Some apparatuses include one or more subsea pumps, each having an inlet and an outlet, and one or more motors, each configured to actuate at least one pump to communicate a hydraulic fluid from the inlet to the outlet, where the subsea pumping apparatus is configured to be in fluid communication with a hydraulically actuated device of a blowout preventer. Some subsea pumping apparatuses include one or more of: a desalination system configured to produce at least a portion of the hydraulic fluid; one or more valves, each configured to selectively route hydraulic fluid from an outlet of a pump to, for example, a subsea environment, a reservoir, and/or the inlet of the pump; and a reservoir configured to store at least a portion of the hydraulic fluid. Some apparatuses are configured to be directly coupled to the hydraulically actuated device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Guy Robert Babbitt, John Mathew Dalton, Luis Pereira, James Edward Kersey