Patents by Inventor Kimiko Kano

Kimiko Kano 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).

  • Coiled umbilical tubing
    Patent number: 8925627
    Abstract: A method of producing an umbilical includes providing an elongate flat metal strip, providing an elongate service carrier, encasing the service carrier in an insulation that is strain tolerant and high temperature tolerant, forming the metal strip into a tube shape around the insulated service carrier, and thereafter welding the edges of the metal strip to form a tube surrounding the insulated service carrier. The method may further comprise coiling the umbilical onto a spool. Such an umbilical may be useful for carrying fluids, power, control signals, or the like into a well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Composite Technology Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Tupper, Craig Hazelton, Robert Worrall, Kimiko Kano, Matthew W. Hooker, Naseem A. Munshi
  • COILED UMBILICAL TUBING
    Publication number: 20120006444
    Abstract: A method of producing an umbilical includes providing an elongate flat metal strip, providing an elongate service carrier, encasing the service carrier in an insulation that is strain tolerant and high temperature tolerant, forming the metal strip into a tube shape around the insulated service carrier, and thereafter welding the edges of the metal strip to form a tube surrounding the insulated service carrier. The method may further comprise coiling the umbilical onto a spool. Such an umbilical may be useful for carrying fluids, power, control signals, or the like into a well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: Composite Technology Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Tupper, Craig Hazelton, Robert Worrall, Kimiko Kano, Matthew W. Hooker, Naseem A. Munshi