Patents by Inventor Kenneth Cameron MURPHY

Kenneth Cameron MURPHY 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).

  • Blowout preventer control system and methods for controlling a blowout preventer
    Patent number: 11180967
    Abstract: A blowout preventer system includes a lower blowout preventer (BOP) stack including a number of hydraulic components, and a lower marine riser package (LMRP) including a first control pod and a second control pod adapted to provide, during use, redundant control of hydraulic components of the lower blowout preventer stack where the first and the second control pods are adapted to being connected, during use, to a surface control system and to be controlled, during use, by the surface control system, wherein the blowout preventer system further includes at least one additional control pod connected to at least one additional surface control system and to be controlled, during use, by the additional surface control system. In this way, an improved blowout preventer system is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Maersk Drilling A/S
    Inventors: John Pedersen, Michal Bury, Kenneth Cameron Murphy
  • BLOWOUT PREVENTER CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A BLOWOUT PREVENTER
    Publication number: 20200408058
    Abstract: A blowout preventer system includes a lower blowout preventer (BOP) stack including a number of hydraulic components, and a lower marine riser package (LMRP) including a first control pod and a second control pod adapted to provide, during use, redundant control of hydraulic components of the lower blowout preventer stack where the first and the second control pods are adapted to being connected, during use, to a surface control system and to be controlled, during use, by the surface control system, wherein the blowout preventer system further includes at least one additional control pod connected to at least one additional surface control system and to be controlled, during use, by the additional surface control system. In this way, an improved blowout preventer system is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Maersk Drilling A/S
    Inventors: John PEDERSEN, Michal BURY, Kenneth Cameron MURPHY
  • Blowout preventer control system and methods for controlling a blowout preventer
    Patent number: 10787877
    Abstract: the present invention relates to a blowout preventer system comprising, a lower blowout preventer (BOP) stack comprising a number of hydraulic components, and a lower marine riser package (LMRP) comprising a first control pod and a second control pod adapted to provide, during use, redundant control of hydraulic components of the lower blowout preventer stack where the first and the second control pods are adapted to being connected, during use, to a surface control system and to be controlled, during use, by the surface control system, wherein the blowout preventer system further comprises at least one additional control pod connected to at least one additional surface control system and to be controlled, during use, by the additional surface control system. In this way, an improved blowout preventer system is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: MAERSK DRILLING A/S
    Inventors: John Pedersen, Michal Bury, Kenneth Cameron Murphy
  • BLOWOUT PREVENTER CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A BLOWOUT PREVENTER
    Publication number: 20180202252
    Abstract: the present invention relates to a blowout preventer system comprising, a lower blowout preventer (BOP) stack comprising a number of hydraulic components, and a lower marine riser package (LMRP) comprising a first control pod and a second control pod adapted to provide, during use, redundant control of hydraulic components of the lower blowout preventer stack where the first and the second control pods are adapted to being connected, during use, to a surface control system and to be controlled, during use, by the surface control system, wherein the blowout preventer system further comprises at least one additional control pod connected to at least one additional surface control system and to be controlled, during use, by the additional surface control system. In this way, an improved blowout preventer system is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: MAERSK DRILLING A/S
    Inventors: John PEDERSEN, Michal Bury, Kenneth Cameron MURPHY