Patents by Inventor Jean-Michel AUBERT

Jean-Michel AUBERT 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).

  • Detection of water in a tensioning buoy
    Patent number: 9841308
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for detecting water in a tensioning buoy of a riser column of an installation located in an aquatic environment, the method including, in succession, steps of: defining a representative standard echo; emitting the ultrasonic signal on a wall of the buoy; measuring a representative response echo due to the reflection of the ultrasonic signal in the buoy; comparing the representative response echo to the representative standard echo; and determining whether water is present in or absent from the buoy from the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Total S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Michel Aubert
  • DETECTION OF WATER IN A TENSIONING BUOY
    Publication number: 20170167910
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for detecting water in a tensioning buoy of a riser column of an installation located in an aquatic environment, the method including, in succession, steps of: defining a representative standard echo; emitting the ultrasonic signal on a wall of the buoy; measuring a representative response echo due to the reflection of the ultrasonic signal in the buoy; comparing the representative response echo to the representative standard echo; and determining whether water is present in or absent from the buoy from the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: TOTAL S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Michel AUBERT