Patents by Inventor Kenneth Hood

Kenneth Hood 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).

  • Patent number: 10034412
    Abstract: A subsea electronic device includes a housing, a chassis within the housing to which one or more electronic cards are mounted and heat transfer sections in thermal contact with the electronic cards. The heat transfer sections are in interference fit with an inner surface of the housing thereby to transfer, in use, heat from the electronic cards through the heat transfer sections to the housing. There is also a subsea electronic device housing and a method of assembling a subsea electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: AKER SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Stuart Reid, Daniel Ahrens, Kenneth Hood
  • Patent number: 10030463
    Abstract: An apparatus for use subsea includes a container having at least one aperture; a lid securable to the container to cover the at least one aperture, suitable to isolate the inside of the container from the outside of the container when fluid pressure outside the container is at least 5000 kPa. The lid has one or more electrical connections providing electrical communication from a first side of the lid to a second side of the lid. The apparatus further includes one or more wires for providing electrical communication between one or more electrical components in the container and the one or more electrical connections in the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: AKER SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Kenneth Hood, Stuart Reid, Daniel Ahrens
  • Publication number: 20160100497
    Abstract: An apparatus for use subsea, the apparatus comprising a container having at least one aperture; a lid securable to the container to cover the at least one aperture, suitable to isolate the inside of the container from the outside of the container when fluid pressure outside the container is at least 5000 kPa. The lid has one or more electrical connections providing electrical communication from a first side of the lid to a second side of the lid. The apparatus further comprises one or more wires for providing electrical communication between one or more electrical components in the container and the one or more electrical connections in the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth HOOD, Stuart REID, Daniel AHRENS
  • Publication number: 20160100505
    Abstract: A subsea electronic device (1) including a housing (2), a chassis (3) within the housing (2) to which one or more electronic cards (4) are mounted and heat transfer sections (5) in thermal contact with the electronic cards (4). The heat transfer sections (5) is in interference fit with an inner surface of the housing (2) thereby to transfer, in use, heat from the electronic cards (4) through the heat transfer sections (5) to the housing (2). There is also a subsea electronic device housing (2) and a method of assembling a subsea electronic device (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Stuart REID, Daniel AHERNS, Kenneth HOOD
  • Publication number: 20160097906
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) for use subsea including a container having an aperture, a lid (12) securable to the container to cover the aperture, a printed circuit board, at least one fibre-optic (18) connecting the printed circuit board to the lid (12) and a substantially rigid support (14) locatable in the container. The lid (12) is suitable to isolate the inside of the container from the outside of the container when fluid pressure outside the container is at least 1000 kPa. The support (14) has at least one upstanding member around which one or more fibre-optics (18) are locatable such that the smallest radius of a bend in the fibre-optic(s) (18) is greater than the minimum bend radius thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Stuart REID, Daniel AHRENS, Kenneth HOOD
  • Publication number: 20050149235
    Abstract: Remotely sensed spectral image data are used to develop a Vegetation Index file which represents spatial variations of actual crop vigor throughout an area that is under cultivation. The latter information is processed to place it in a format that can be used by personnel to correlate and calibrate it with actually observed crop conditions existing at control points within the area. Based on the results, personnel formulate a prescription request, which is forwarded to a central processing site, where the prescription is prepared. The latter is returned to a mobile application means that directly applies inputs to the field at a spatially variable rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Seal, Kenneth Hood, Mark Lewis, James Johnson, Patrick Jackson, Matthew Peterson, Kelly Dupont, Hendrick Riessen
  • Publication number: 20050038568
    Abstract: Remotely sensed spectral image data are used to develop a Vegetation Index file which represents spatial variations of actual crop vigor throughout a field that is under cultivation. The latter information is processed to place it in a format that can be used by farm personnel to correlate and calibrate it with actually observed crop conditions existing at control points within the field. Based on the results, farm personnel formulate a prescription request, which is forwarded via email or FTP to a central processing site, where the prescription is prepared. The latter is returned via email or FTP to on-side farm personnel, who can load it into a controller on a spray rig that directly applies inputs to the field at a spatially variable rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Kenneth Hood, Michael Seal, Mark Lewis, James Johnson