Patents by Inventor Jan Kristian Vasshus

Jan Kristian Vasshus 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: 8394270
    Abstract: A system and method for the treatment of a fluid comprising at least two of the fractions solid particles, liquid and/or gas is described having at least one inlet portion and two or more outlet portions, and being arranged to separate solid particles over a predetermined size from the liquid by at least one screening apparatus and then carrying the fractions out of the system. The system (1) being substantially fluid-tight between the at least one inlet and outlet inlet portions and being provided with at least one underpressure-generating device arranged to provide an underpressure in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Cubility AS
    Inventors: Jan Kristian Vasshus, Trond Melhus
  • Patent number: 8348623
    Abstract: The present invention describes an apparatus (1) and a method for use in regulation of the energy potential in a fluid column located within a pipeline (13), the apparatus (1) including two impellers (2), either one including a rotatable shaft (6) which is provided with a plurality of vanes or plate-shaped blades (8), the impellers (2) being disposed in a housing (4) which constitutes a portion of the pipeline (13), the apparatus (1) communicating with a load (19, 21) and/or an energy source, so that the impellers (2) of the apparatus (1) are arranged to influence the movement of the fluid column within the pipeline (13), the apparatus (1) being arranged to receive the fluid column between the shafts (6) of the impellers (2), the centre axis of said shafts (6) being substantially in the same plane as wall portions of the housing (4) upstream and downstream of the vanes, whereby the rate of the fluid column through the apparatus substantially corresponds to the rate of the fluid column immediately upstream and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Energreen AS
    Inventors: Jan Kristian Vasshus, Trond Melhus
  • Publication number: 20110299357
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for admixing an additive for a drilling fluid. for use in the drilling of a petroleum well are described. The apparatus includes a mixing chamber which is connected, in terms of fluid, to an inlet line for drilling fluid, an outlet line for drilling fluid and at least one dosing device for an additive. The dosing device being arranged to supply the additive from a container to the mixing chamber and to form a pressure-tight barrier between the mixing chamber and the container. A pumping device is arranged downstream of the mixing chamber, which is arranged to suck drilling fluid through the mixing chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Jan Kristians Vasshus, Trond Melhus
  • Patent number: 8025152
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method of screening a material containing a solid and fluid where the material is placed on an upper side of a screen element and the material is at least being acted on by vibrations produced by at least one acoustic sound source. The at least one acoustic sound source is arranged to transmit pressure waves to at least a portion of an underside of the screen element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Virdrill AS
    Inventors: Jan Kristian Vasshus, Trond Melhus, Harald Knutsen
  • Publication number: 20100089128
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus (1) for leakage testing and/or pressure testing a portion of a pipe (7), the apparatus (1) including at least two spaced-apart packer elements (3, 5) which are arranged to define a volume (10) of fluid in an annulus between said at least two packer elements (3, 5) and the internal jacket surface of the pipe (7), and the apparatus (1) being provided with a means for providing a differential pressure between the fluid volume (10) and a fluid located immediately upstream and downstream of the apparatus (1), and with a means for sensing the pressure of the fluid volume (10). The invention also relates to a method of using the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Jan Kristian Vasshus, Geir Ueland, Trond Melhus
  • Publication number: 20090314353
    Abstract: The present invention describes an apparatus (1) and a method for use in regulation of the energy potential in a fluid column located within a pipeline (13), the apparatus (1) including two impellers (2), either one including a rotatable shaft (6) which is provided with a plurality of vanes or plate-shaped blades (8), the impellers (2) being disposed in a housing (4) which constitutes a portion of the pipeline (13), the apparatus (1) communicating with a load (19, 21) and/or an energy source, so that the impellers (2) of the apparatus (1) are arranged to influence the movement of the fluid column within the pipeline (13), the apparatus (1) being arranged to receive the fluid column between the shafts (6) of the impellers (2), the centre axis of said shafts (6) being substantially in the same plane as wall portions of the housing (4) upstream and downstream of the vanes, whereby the rate of the fluid column through the apparatus substantially corresponds to the rate of the fluid column immediately upstream and
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: ENERGREEN AS
    Inventors: Jan Kristian Vasshus, Trond Melhus
  • Publication number: 20090107931
    Abstract: A system (1) for the treatment of a fluid comprising at least two of the fractions solid particles, liquid and/or gas is described, the system (1) being defined by at least one inlet portion (3) and two or more outlet portions (5, 7, 9), and the system (1) being arranged to separate solid particles over a predetermined size from the liquid by means of at least one screening apparatus (23, 25) and then carry said fractions out of the system (1), the system (1) for the treatment of fluid being substantially fluid-tight between said at' least one inlet portion (3) and the outlet portions (5, 7, 9) and being provided with at least one underpressure-generating device (11, 13) which is arranged to provide an underpressure in the system (1) between said at least one inlet portion (3) and the outlet portions (5, 7, 9), the at least one screening apparatus (23, 25) being arranged to separate the fluid into fractions substantially including solids, liquid and/or gas, the fractions of the fluid being kept separate as th
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Jan Kristian Vasshus, Trond Melhus
  • Publication number: 20080223777
    Abstract: The present invention describes an apparatus (1) for the sieving and fluid separation of a material containing fractions of a solid and fluid, the material being placed on an upper side of at least one sieving element (13), and the apparatus (1) being provided with at least one fluid-flow-generating device (5) for the production of a fluid flow through a portion of the material-carrying sieving element (13). The invention also describes a method of using the apparatus (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Jan Kristian Vasshus, Trond Melhus
  • Publication number: 20080223760
    Abstract: The present invention describes an apparatus and a method of screening a material containing a solid and fluid, where the material is placed on an upper side of a screen element (3, 5), the material at least being acted on by vibrations produced by at least one acoustic sound source (11), wherein the at least one acoustic sound source (11) is arranged to transmit pressure waves to at least a portion of an underside of the screen element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Jan Kristian Vasshus, Trond Melhus, Harald Knutsen