Patents by Inventor Jens R. Odegaard

Jens R. Odegaard 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).

  • Rotating connector with integrated LNG course
    Patent number: 5983931
    Abstract: A rotating connector comprising a swivel device (5, 6) having a number of fluid courses (16) for interconnecting a buoy (1) and a pipe system on a floating vessel for production of hydrocarbons, wherein the swivel device comprises a female member (5) and a male member (6) which may be introduced axially into or withdrawn from each other, the female member (5) being permanently fixed to a bottom-anchored centre member of the buoy. One of the fluid courses is arranged for transferring liquefied natural gas (LNG) between the vessel and the transfer line (13) through the buoy, and for this purpose is thermally and physically separated from the other courses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap A.S.
    Inventors: Atle B. Ingebrigtsen, Jens R. Odegaard