Patents by Inventor Karl Frode Ring

Karl Frode Ring 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).

  • Magnetic pig positioning system and method
    Patent number: 11287492
    Abstract: A system for determining the position of a pig located inside a pipe including a magnetic field source attached to the pig; at least one magnetic field sensor provided on the outside of the pipe and configured to measure magnetic field parameters; and a processor configured to receive magnetic field parameters from the at least one magnetic field sensor and computing a position of the magnetic field source relative to a given reference position. The method includes: establishing a magnetic field representation of the magnetic field provided by the magnetic field source; in-situ measuring at least two magnetic field parameters outside the pipe with a magnetic field sensor at a measuring position relative to the reference position; computing the source position of the magnetic field source relative to the reference position based on data comprising the in-situ measured magnetic field parameters and the magnetic field representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: NOV PROCESS & FLOW TECHNOLOGIES AS
    Inventors: Karl Frode Ring, Artsiom Stalmakou
  • MAGNETIC PIG POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210132162
    Abstract: A system for determining the position of a pig located inside a pipe including a magnetic field source attached to the pig; at least one magnetic field sensor provided on the outside of the pipe and configured to measure magnetic field parameters; and a processor configured to receive magnetic field parameters from the at least one magnetic field sensor and computing a position of the magnetic field source relative to a given reference position. The method includes: establishing a magnetic field representation of the magnetic field provided by the magnetic field source; in-situ measuring at least two magnetic field parameters outside the pipe with a magnetic field sensor at a measuring position relative to the reference position; computing the source position of the magnetic field source relative to the reference position based on data comprising the in-situ measured magnetic field parameters and the magnetic field representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Karl Frode RING, Artsiom STALMAKOU
  • Arrangement for operating the clutch in the power train of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6602161
    Abstract: The power train of a motor vehicle employs an electronic control unit which selects the extent of engagement of the friction clutch between the engine and the transmission by way of an electronic or fluid-operated actuator. The throttle valve for the engine is adjustable by the control unit and/or by the accelerator pedal to ensure predictable starting of the motor vehicle from standstill on a road surface having a pronounced slope and/or when the motor vehicle carries a heavy load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Fred Roar Hemmingsen, Karl Frode Ring, Ole Jonny Waerp, Torgeir Sundet, Morten Berger Gunnerud
  • Arrangement for operating the clutch in the power train of a motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20020086769
    Abstract: The power train of a motor vehicle employs an electronic control unit which selects the extent of engagement of the friction clutch between the engine and the transmission by way of an electronic or fluid-operated actuator. The throttle valve for the engine is adjustable by the control unit and/or by the accelerator pedal to ensure predictable starting of the motor vehicle from standstill on a road surface having a pronounced slope and/or when the motor vehicle carries a heavy load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Fred Roar Hemmingsen, Karl Frode Ring, Ole Jonny Waerp, Torgeir Sundet, Morten Berger Gunnerud