Patents by Inventor James Matthew Nolan

James Matthew Nolan 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).

  • Hydraulic re-configurable and subsea repairable control system for deepwater blow-out preventers
    Patent number: 9828824
    Abstract: Blowout preventer (BOP) systems and methods for providing additional redundancy and reliability are provided. A BOP system for providing additional redundancy can include a first set of components including a BOP control pod with a primary regulator and a secondary regulator, where the primary regulator and the secondary regulator are arranged in a parallel configuration; a hydraulic supply line in communication with the BOP control pod; a pod select valve in communication with the primary regulator and the secondary regulator; and a bypassable hydraulic regulator in communication with the pod select valve; and a second set of components, the bypassable hydraulic regulator disposed between the pod select valve and the second set of components, where a hydraulic regulator bypass line bypasses the bypassable hydraulic regulator between the pod select valve and the second set of components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Hydril USA Distribution, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Michael McAuley, James Matthew Nolan, David Samuel Kindt, Zachary William Stewart
  • Hydraulic Re-configurable and Subsea Repairable Control System for Deepwater Blow-out Preventers
    Publication number: 20160319622
    Abstract: Blowout preventer (BOP) systems and methods for providing additional redundancy and reliability are provided. A BOP system for providing additional redundancy can include a first set of components including a BOP control pod with a primary regulator and a secondary regulator, where the primary regulator and the secondary regulator are arranged in a parallel configuration; a hydraulic supply line in communication with the BOP control pod; a pod select valve in communication with the primary regulator and the secondary regulator; and a bypassable hydraulic regulator in communication with the pod select valve; and a second set of components, the bypassable hydraulic regulator disposed between the pod select valve and the second set of components, where a hydraulic regulator bypass line bypasses the bypassable hydraulic regulator between the pod select valve and the second set of components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Hydril USA Distribution, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Michael McAuley, James Matthew Nolan, David Samuel Kindt, Zachary William Stewart