Patents by Inventor Kenneth Thunheim

Kenneth Thunheim 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).

  • System and method for remotely controlling a running tool
    Patent number: 12460498
    Abstract: A system is for remotely controlling a running tool to install equipment in a subsea well through a subsea structure. The system has a control device for controlling the running tool and a communication module for wirelessly communicating with the control device. The control device and the communication module include wireless communication interfaces for communicating subsea with each other through the subsea structure when the control device is provided internally to the subsea structure and the communication module is provided externally to the subsea structure. The memory of the control device is configured with state identifiers for representing internal states of the running tool and programs associated with operations for controlling the running tool. The control device is configured to receive commands from the communication module, execute the programs based on the command, and return a state identifier for representing a current internal state of the running tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: Fox Subsea AS
    Inventors: Kjetil Storhaug Njærheim, Jan-Robert Lingjærde, Bjørn Tore Lien, Kenneth Thunheim, Thomas Aunvik
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING A RUNNING TOOL
    Publication number: 20250020037
    Abstract: A system is for remotely controlling a running tool to install equipment in a subsea well through a subsea structure. The system has a control device for controlling the running tool and a communication module for wirelessly communicating with the control device. The control device and the communication module include wireless communication interfaces for communicating subsea with each other through the subsea structure when the control device is provided internally to the subsea structure and the communication module is provided externally to the subsea structure. The memory of the control device is configured with state identifiers for representing internal states of the running tool and programs associated with operations for controlling the running tool. The control device is configured to receive commands from the communication module, execute the programs based on the command, and return a state identifier for representing a current internal state of the running tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: Fox Subsea AS
    Inventors: Kjetil Storhaug Njærheim, Jan-Robert Lingjærde, Bjørn Tore Lien, Kenneth Thunheim, Thomas Aunvik