Patents by Inventor Kyle William Gebhardt

Kyle William Gebhardt 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: 10267002
    Abstract: In its various embodiments the claimed water current shield may be used to improve safety for a diver and/or a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) by lowering the water current shield with a crane with the louvers initially in a first position to allow water current to flow through the louvers, positioning the water current shield with hold-back rigging from an up-current side of the subsea work site, adjusting an open or closed characteristic of the louvers if drag from the water current needs to be reduced around the subsea work site, and closing the louvers to protect an object proximate the water current shield from the water current, thereby shielding divers and/or ROVs from water currents at an underwater work site. The water current shield generally comprises a frame; a predetermined set of louver assemblies operatively connected to the frame, where each louver assembly comprises one or more selectably movable louvers; and a louver mover operatively connected to each selectably movable louver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Couch, Matthew James Caston, Kyle William Gebhardt, Scott Edward Hermann
  • Patent number: 10072784
    Abstract: In various embodiments, fluid conduits such as high pressure hoses deployed in-between two sea-fairing vessels may be released during an emergency by using a rapid release emergency disconnect system as described herein, where the rapid release emergency disconnect system may engage with a hanger such as an industry standard frac hanger and be used in-line with fluid conduits such as high-pressure lines. Various skid embodiments are described which can be configured to interface with one or more of the described rapid release emergency disconnect systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary R. Spexarth, Richard Allan Myers, Kyle William Gebhardt, Blake Allen Ofield
  • Patent number: 9709201
    Abstract: In various embodiments, fluid conduits such as high pressure hoses deployed in-between two sea-fairing vessels may be released during an emergency by using a rapid release emergency disconnect system as described herein, where the rapid release emergency disconnect system may engage with a hanger such as an industry standard frac hanger and be used in-line with fluid conduits such as high-pressure lines. Various skid embodiments are described which can be configured to interface with one or more of the described rapid release emergency disconnect systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Gary R. Spexarth, Richard Allan Myers, Kyle William Gebhardt, Jorge Ramon Mesa, Jordan Ashley Carter
  • Publication number: 20170130413
    Abstract: In its various embodiments the water current shield may be used to improve safety for a diver and/or a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) by shielding them from water currents at an underwater work site, thereby allowing them to avoid excess fatigue from the water currents at the underwater work site. It may also extend an environmental range in which projects can proceed without facing the need to go on weather standby or off hire. The water current shield generally comprises a frame; a predetermined set of louver assemblies operatively connected to the frame, where each louver assembly comprises one or more selectably movable louvers; and a louver mover operatively connected to each selectably movable louver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Couch, Matthew James Caston, Kyle William Gebhardt, Scott Edward Hermann
  • Patent number: 9618149
    Abstract: In various embodiments, fluid conduits such as high pressure hoses deployed in-between two sea-fairing vessels may be released during an emergency by using a rapid release emergency disconnect system as described herein, where the rapid release emergency disconnect system may engage with a hanger such as an industry standard frac hanger and be used in-line with fluid conduits such as high-pressure lines. Various skid embodiments are described which can be configured to interface with one or more of the described rapid release emergency disconnect systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary R. Spexarth, Richard Allan Myers, Kyle William Gebhardt, Jorge Ramon Mesa, Alexander Robert Voss, James Devern McAllister
  • Patent number: 9506593
    Abstract: In various embodiments, fluid conduits such as high pressure hoses deployed in-between two sea-fairing vessels may be released during an emergency by using a rapid release emergency disconnect system as described herein, where the rapid release emergency disconnect system may engage with a hanger such as an industry standard frac hanger and be used in-line with fluid conduits such as high-pressure lines. Various skid embodiments are described which can be configured to interface with one or more of the described rapid release emergency disconnect systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Gary R. Spexarth, Richard Allan Myers, Kyle William Gebhardt, Jordan Ashley Carter
  • Patent number: 9482378
    Abstract: In various embodiments, fluid conduits such as high pressure hoses deployed in-between two sea-fairing vessels may be released during an emergency by using a rapid release emergency disconnect system as described herein, where the rapid release emergency disconnect system may engage with a hanger such as an industry standard frac hanger and be used in-line with fluid conduits such as high-pressure lines. Various skid embodiments are described which can be configured to interface with one or more of the described rapid release emergency disconnect systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary R. Spexarth, Richard Allan Myers, Kyle William Gebhardt, Alexander Robert Voss, Jordan Ashley Carter
  • Publication number: 20160252202
    Abstract: In various embodiments, fluid conduits such as high pressure hoses deployed in-between two sea-fairing vessels may be released during an emergency by using a rapid release emergency disconnect system as described herein, where the rapid release emergency disconnect system may engage with a hanger such as an industry standard frac hanger and be used in-line with fluid conduits such as high-pressure lines. Various skid embodiments are described which can be configured to interface with one or more of the described rapid release emergency disconnect systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Gary R. Spexarth, Richard Allan Myers, Kyle William Gebhardt, Jorge Ramon Mesa, Jordan Ashley Carter
  • Publication number: 20160252203
    Abstract: In various embodiments, fluid conduits such as high pressure hoses deployed in-between two sea-fairing vessels may be released during an emergency by using a rapid release emergency disconnect system as described herein, where the rapid release emergency disconnect system may engage with a hanger such as an industry standard frac hanger and be used in-line with fluid conduits such as high-pressure lines. Various skid embodiments are described which can be configured to interface with one or more of the described rapid release emergency disconnect systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary R. Spexarth, Richard Allan Myers, Kyle William Gebhardt, Jorge Ramon Mesa, Alexander Robert Voss, James Devern McAllister
  • Publication number: 20160186907
    Abstract: In various embodiments, fluid conduits such as high pressure hoses deployed in-between two sea-fairing vessels may be released during an emergency by using a rapid release emergency disconnect system as described herein, where the rapid release emergency disconnect system may engage with a hanger such as an industry standard frac hanger and be used in-line with fluid conduits such as high-pressure lines. Various skid embodiments are described which can be configured to interface with one or more of the described rapid release emergency disconnect systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary R. Spexarth, Richard Allan Myers, Kyle William Gebhardt, Blake Allen Ofield
  • Publication number: 20150090339
    Abstract: In various embodiments, fluid conduits such as high pressure hoses deployed in-between two sea-fairing vessels may be released during an emergency by using a rapid release emergency disconnect system as described herein, where the rapid release emergency disconnect system may engage with a hanger such as an industry standard frac hanger and be used in-line with fluid conduits such as high-pressure lines. Various skid embodiments are described which can be configured to interface with one or more of the described rapid release emergency disconnect systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary R. Spexarth, Richard Allan Myers, Kyle William Gebhardt, Alexander Robert Voss, Jordan Ashley Carter
  • Publication number: 20150090338
    Abstract: In various embodiments, fluid conduits such as high pressure hoses deployed in-between two sea-fairing vessels may be released during an emergency by using a rapid release emergency disconnect system as described herein, where the rapid release emergency disconnect system may engage with a hanger such as an industry standard frac hanger and be used in-line with fluid conduits such as high-pressure lines. Various skid embodiments are described which can be configured to interface with one or more of the described rapid release emergency disconnect systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Gary R. Spexarth, Richard Allan Myers, Kyle William Gebhardt, Jordan Ashley Carter