Patents by Inventor John Anthony Gill

John Anthony Gill 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).

  • Offshore drilling unit
    Patent number: 11560683
    Abstract: The present invention relates in some embodiments to a bottom supported drilling unit having two drilling stations for independently drilling (or otherwise working on) two wells simultaneously from a cantilever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: NOBLE DRILLING A/S
    Inventors: Michael Kannegaard, John Anthony Gill, Jeanne Mia Lønstrup
  • Offshore apparatus and method
    Patent number: 10907316
    Abstract: An offshore platform for use in combination with an offshore rig comprises an upper deck defining an upper deck aperture which is alignable with a rig aperture of the offshore rig, when said offshore rig extends over the upper deck, to permit objects to extend between the offshore rig and through the upper deck. The offshore platform further includes a sheath arrangement aligned with the upper deck aperture and extending upwardly relative to the upper deck to be alignable with the rig aperture, wherein the sheath arrangement defines a confinement zone for confining objects which pass downwardly from the offshore rig through the rig aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: Maersk Drilling A/S, TOTAL E&P DANMARK A/S
    Inventors: Michael Kannegaard, John Anthony Gill, Jeanne Mia Lønstrup, Meinte Van Der Brug
  • OFFSHORE APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190063028
    Abstract: An offshore platform for use in combination with an offshore rig comprises an upper deck defining an upper deck aperture which is alignable with a rig aperture of the offshore rig, when said offshore rig extends over the upper deck, to permit objects to extend between the offshore rig and through the upper deck. The offshore platform further includes a sheath arrangement aligned with the upper deck aperture and extending upwardly relative to the upper deck to be alignable with the rig aperture, wherein the sheath arrangement defines a confinement zone for confining objects which pass downwardly from the offshore rig through the rig aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Kannegaard, John Anthony Gill, Jeanne Mia Lønstrup, Meinte Van Der Brug
  • OFFSHORE DRILLING UNIT
    Publication number: 20180320331
    Abstract: The present invention relates in some embodiments to a bottom supported drilling unit having two drilling stations for independently drilling (or otherwise working on) two wells simultaneously from a cantilever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Kannegaard, John Anthony Gill, Jeanne Mia Lønstrup