Patents by Inventor James MacDonald STEWART

James MacDonald STEWART 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).

  • Apparatus, system and method for tethering a subsea assembly
    Patent number: 12173585
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus, system and method for tethering a blowout preventer (BOP) of a subsea assembly under tension. The system comprising: a subsea mount arranged on a sea bed in spaced relationship to the BOP; a tethering member configured to tether the BOP to the subsea mount; a tensioning apparatus configured to apply a tension to the tethering member, wherein the tensioning apparatus comprises: a first tensioning mechanism configured to apply a first tension to the tethering member; and a second tensioning mechanism configured to subsequently apply a second tension to the tethering member, wherein the second tension is greater than the first tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: TLA SUBSEA LTD
    Inventors: James MacDonald Stewart, Charles Alexander Gilmour Gourley
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TETHERING A SUBSEA ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20240218761
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus, system and method for tethering a blowout preventer (BOP) of a subsea assembly under tension. The system comprising: a subsea mount arranged on a sea bed in spaced relationship to the BOP; a tethering member configured to tether the BOP to the subsea mount; a tensioning apparatus configured to apply a tension to the tethering member, wherein the tensioning apparatus comprises: a first tensioning mechanism configured to apply a first tension to the tethering member; and a second tensioning mechanism configured to subsequently apply a second tension to the tethering member, wherein the second tension is greater than the first tension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: TLA SUBSEA LTD
    Inventors: James MacDonald STEWART, Charles Alexander Gilmour GOURLEY