Patents by Inventor Jarle Straume

Jarle Straume 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).

  • Loading system
    Patent number: 8512087
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a loading system for transferring at least one medium between a first installation and a floating vessel, comprising an anchoring device which can be fixed relative to a seabed, at least one elongated first transfer element, which is normally vertically oriented in an installed state, at least one flexible second transfer element arranged in the extension of the first transfer element by a swivel arrangement which is mounted between the first and second transfer element. The swivel arrangement is rotatable at least about a longitudinal axis of the first transfer element. A free end of the second transfer element, in an installed state when the system is not being used, is located freely suspended in the body of water. The invention also relates to a retrieval system and method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Framo Engineering AS
    Inventors: Jarle Straume, Arild K. Samuelsen
  • LOADING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120225597
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a loading system for transferring at least one medium between a first installation and a floating vessel, comprising an anchoring device which can be fixed relative to a seabed, at least one elongated first transfer element, which is normally vertically oriented in an installed state, at least one flexible second transfer element arranged in the extension of the first transfer element by a swivel arrangement which is mounted between the first and second transfer element. The swivel arrangement is rotatable at least about a longitudinal axis of the first transfer element. A free end of the second transfer element, in an installed state when the system is not being used, is located freely suspended in the body of water. The invention also relates to a retrieval system and method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: FRAMO ENGINEERING AS
    Inventors: Jarle STRAUME, Arild K. Samuelsen
  • Loading system
    Patent number: 8152580
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a loading system for transferring at least one medium between a first installation and a floating vessel, comprising an anchoring device which can be fixed relative to a seabed, at least one elongated first transfer element, which is normally vertically oriented in an installed state, at least one flexible second transfer element arranged in the extension of the first transfer element by a swivel arrangement which is mounted between the first and second transfer element. The swivel arrangement is rotatable at least about a longitudinal axis of the first transfer element. A free end of the second transfer element, in an installed state when the system is not being used, is located freely suspended in the body of water. The invention also relates to a retrieval system and method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Framo Engineering AS
    Inventors: Jarle Straume, Arild K. Samuelsen
  • LOADING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100178819
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a loading system for transferring at least one medium between a first installation and a floating vessel, comprising an anchoring device which can be fixed relative to a seabed, at least one elongated first transfer element, which is normally vertically oriented in an installed state, at least one flexible second transfer element arranged in the extension of the first transfer element by a swivel arrangement which is mounted between the first and second transfer element. The swivel arrangement is rotatable at least about a longitudinal axis of the first transfer element. A free end of the second transfer element, in an installed state when the system is not being used, is located freely suspended in the body of water. The invention also relates to a retrieval system and method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Jarle Straume, Arild K. Samuelsen