Patents by Inventor Johan K. MOEN

Johan K. MOEN 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).

  • Deployment and direct tie-in of subsea pipelines
    Patent number: 10364916
    Abstract: A method of installing a subsea pipeline having a direct tie-in to a subsea structure includes, during introduction of the pipeline into the sea from a pipe laying vessel, applying a plastic deformation to a region of the pipeline at or close to an end of the pipeline to be tied-in and, either during or following tie-in, elastically deforming the region to increase its radius of curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: STATOIL PETROLEUM AS
    Inventors: Johan K. Moen, Geir Endal, Rolf Morten Nes, Ståle Størkersen
  • DEPLOYMENT AND DIRECT TIE-IN OF SUBSEA PIPELINES
    Publication number: 20170108143
    Abstract: A method of installing a subsea pipeline having a direct tie-in to a subsea structure includes, during introduction of the pipeline into the sea from a pipe laying vessel, applying a plastic deformation to a region of the pipeline at or close to an end of the pipeline to be tied-in and, either during or following tie-in, elastically deforming the region to increase its radius of curvature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Statoil Petroleum AS
    Inventors: Johan K. MOEN, Geir ENDAL, Rolf Morten NES, Ståle STØRKERSEN