Patents by Inventor Jiabei Yuan

Jiabei Yuan 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).

  • Publication number: 20190195025
    Abstract: A buoyancy compensating assembly and method of deploying a riser assembly are disclosed. The buoyancy compensating assembly for connection to a portion of flexible pipe, comprises at least one rigid buoyancy module for connection to a riser; and at least one regulating element configured to control the pressure within the at least one rigid buoyancy module in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: GE Oil & Gas UK Limited
    Inventors: Zhimin Tan, Yucheng Hou, Jiabei Yuan, Linfa Zhu
  • Patent number: 10184589
    Abstract: A riser assembly and method of supporting a riser assembly are disclosed. The riser assembly includes a riser; at least one buoyancy compensating element attached to the riser; and at least one damped biasing element for controlling movement of the riser about a neutral position with respect to an adjacent underwater structure. The biasing element is directly or indirectly connected to the riser and is directly or indirectly connectable to the adjacent underwater structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: GE Oil & Gas UK Limited
    Inventors: Yanqiu Zhang, Zhimin Tan, Yucheng Hou, Jiabei Yuan
  • Patent number: 9797526
    Abstract: A riser assembly and method of installing a riser assembly are disclosed. The riser assembly includes a first attachment element connected to a first portion of flexible pipe and a second attachment element connected to a second portion of flexible pipe. The first attachment element and second attachment element are connected by at least one tether element, via a fixed structure in a configuration such that, in use, in response to movement of the first and second portions of flexible pipe, the tension load at any moment in time, at each attachment element, remains substantially equal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: GE Oil & Gas UK Limited
    Inventors: Yanqiu Zhang, Zhimin Tan, Yucheng Hou, Jiabei Yuan, Linfa Zhu
  • Publication number: 20170074425
    Abstract: A riser assembly and method of installing a riser assembly are disclosed. The riser assembly includes a first attachment element connected to a first portion of flexible pipe and a second attachment element connected to a second portion of flexible pipe. The first attachment element and second attachment element are connected by at least one tether element, via a fixed structure in a configuration such that, in use, in response to movement of the first and second portions of flexible pipe, the tension load at any moment in time, at each attachment element, remains substantially equal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: GE Oil & Gas UK Limited
    Inventors: Yanqiu Zhang, Zhimin Tan, Yucheng Hou, Jiabei Yuan, Linfa Zhu
  • Publication number: 20160258553
    Abstract: A riser assembly and method of supporting a riser assembly are disclosed. The riser assembly includes a riser; at least one buoyancy compensating element attached to the riser; and at least one damped biasing element for controlling movement of the riser about a neutral position with respect to an adjacent underwater structure. The biasing element is directly or indirectly connected to the riser and is directly or indirectly connectable to the adjacent underwater structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: GE OIL & GAS UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Yanqiu Zhang, Zhimin Tan, Yucheng Hou, Jiabei Yuan
  • Publication number: 20150144350
    Abstract: A riser assembly and method of providing a riser assembly for transporting production fluids from a location deep under water are disclosed. The riser assembly includes a riser comprising a flexible pipe, the riser having a hang off point which is an end of the riser that in use connects with a floating facility, and a touchdown zone which in use is a section of the riser in the region of where the riser meets the seabed or other fixed structure; and at least one buoyancy element arranged at the touchdown zone or within about 50 m of the touchdown zone of the riser to support the riser in a configuration for accommodating kinetic energy propagating along the riser from the hang off point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: GE OIL & GAS UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Yucheng Hou, Zhimin Tan, Jiabei Yuan, Tricia Hill, Yanqiu Zhang
  • Patent number: 9033614
    Abstract: A connector assembly, riser assembly and method of producing a connector assembly are disclosed. The connector assembly includes a body portion for locating over a flexible pipe and arranged to be connectable to or formed integrally with one or more buoyancy compensating element, and one or more protrusion extending from the body portion and arranged to reduce or interrupt vortex induced vibrations in water surrounding the flexible pipe in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: GE Oil & Gas UK Limited
    Inventors: Jiabei Yuan, Zhimin Tan, Yucheng Hou, Yanqiu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150060079
    Abstract: A riser assembly and method of supporting a flexible pipe are disclosed. The assembly includes a riser; at least one buoyancy compensating element attached to the riser for providing positive, negative or neutral buoyancy to the riser; and a tethering element connecting a first point of the riser with a further point of the riser so as to form a hog bend or a sag bend in the riser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Wellstream International Limited
    Inventors: Richard Alasdair Clements, Yanqiu Zhang, Zhimin Tan, Yucheng Hou, Jiabei Yuan
  • Publication number: 20140356073
    Abstract: A connector assembly, riser assembly and method of producing a connector assembly are disclosed. The connector assembly includes a body portion for locating over a flexible pipe and arranged to be connectable to or formed integrally with one or more buoyancy compensating element, and one or more protrusion extending from the body portion and arranged to reduce or interrupt vortex induced vibrations in water surrounding the flexible pipe in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Wellstream International Limited
    Inventors: Jiabei Yuan, Zhimin Tan, Yucheng Hou, Yanqiu Zhang