Patents by Inventor Lars Gunnar Hodnefjell
Lars Gunnar Hodnefjell 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).
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Patent number: 11926232Abstract: A system has a submarine vessel and a submarine docking port. The docking port is arranged for transfer of electrical energy to the submarine vessel when the submarine vessel is docked. The submarine vessel has a submarine navigation system. The docking port has a primary coil for emitting a magnetic field. The submarine vessel has a secondary coil. The submarine vessel has means for measuring a strength of the magnetic field received by the secondary coil. The submarine vessel has a positioning electronics that guides the submarine vessel in a horizontal plane to maximize the measured local magnetic field. The positioning electronics guides the submarine vessel in the vertical direction when the measured magnetic field is at a local maximum and the magnetic field increases when the submarine vessel descends towards the primary coil. Also, a method is for docking a submarine vessel on a submarine docking port.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: WPC Wireless Power and Communication ASInventors: Geir Olav Gyland, Lars Gunnar Hodnefjell
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Publication number: 20220055494Abstract: A system has a submarine vessel and a submarine docking port. The docking port is arranged for transfer of electrical energy to the submarine vessel when the submarine vessel is docked. The submarine vessel has a submarine navigation system. The docking port has a primary coil for emitting a magnetic field. The submarine vessel has a secondary coil. The submarine vessel has means for measuring a strength of the magnetic field received by the secondary coil. The submarine vessel has a positioning electronics that guides the submarine vessel in a horizontal plane to maximize the measured local magnetic field. The positioning electronics guides the submarine vessel in the vertical direction when the measured magnetic field is at a local maximum and the magnetic field increases when the submarine vessel descends towards the primary coil. Also, a method is for docking a submarine vessel on a submarine docking port.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2019Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: Blue Logic ASInventors: Geir Olav Gyland, Lars Gunnar Hodnefjell
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Patent number: 9419373Abstract: A connector is for the inductive transmission of electrical energy. The connector includes a female part and a male part. The female part and the male part each are provided with an electrical circuit, the electrical circuit forming either a primary side or a secondary side of a transformer. The female part includes a spherical cavity and a surface layer and the male part includes a spherical portion and a surface layer. The spherical cavity is complementary to the spherical portion. The electrical circuit of the female part is formed with a concave side on the side facing the surface layer of the female part, and the electrical circuit of the male part is positioned in the spherical portion of the male part. The electrical circuit is formed with a convex side on the side facing the surface layer of the male part.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Blue Logic ASInventor: Lars Gunnar Hodnefjell
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Patent number: 9297470Abstract: A valve assembly comprises a hot stab and a complementary connection block. The hot stab and the connection block are each provided with a pressure balanced rotating sleeve. When the hot stab is disconnected from the connection block, the rotating sleeve is in a closed position and fluid is not allowed to flow through the :hot stab. The rotating sleeve of the connection block is also in a closed position such that fluid is not allowed to flow through the connection block. The hot stab may be connected and disconnected to the connection block without reducing the fluid pressure.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2012Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Blue Logic ASInventors: Lars Gunnar Hodnefjell, Helge Sverre Eide
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Publication number: 20150295345Abstract: A connector is for the inductive transmission of electrical energy. The connector includes a female part and a male part. The female part and the male part each are provided with an electrical circuit, the electrical circuit forming either a primary side or a secondary side of a transformer. The female part includes a spherical cavity and a surface layer and the male part includes a spherical portion and a surface layer. The spherical cavity is complementary to the spherical portion. The electrical circuit of the female part is formed with a concave side on the side facing the surface layer of the female part, and the electrical circuit of the male part is positioned in the spherical portion of the male part. The electrical circuit is formed with a convex side on the side facing the surface layer of the male part.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2013Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicant: BLUE LOGIC ASInventor: Lars Gunnar Hodnefjell
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Patent number: 8686681Abstract: An apparatus for power supply to electronic, electrical or electromechanical equipment, the apparatus including a chargeable power source in the form of at least one high energy capacitor package (1); equipment control unit (3) for controlling power supply to the equipment, a power source control unit (2) for controlled charging and discharging of the power source, and a means (4; 10?; 11?; 12?) for power supply from an external energy source (10; 11; 12) to the power source control unit (2).Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2007Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Oceaneering ASInventors: Hope Ståle, Lars Gunnar Hodnefjell, Tor Forsmann
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Publication number: 20130334448Abstract: A device for a valve has a fixed part provided with at least one fluid port and a rotatable sleeve provided with at least one bore. The sleeve is structured in a manner allowing it to rotate the bore in-line with the fluid port in order to allow a fluid to flow through the fluid port and the bore when the sleeve is in an open position. The sleeve is structured in a manner allowing it to rotate the bore away from the fluid port in order not to allow a fluid to flow through the fluid port when the sleeve is in a closed position. The fixed part and the sleeve form an annulus between the fixed part and the sleeve. The annulus is restricted axially by two packer elements in the axial directions of the sleeve and the fixed part, wherein one of the two packer elements is located at one side of the fluid port, and the other of the two packer elements is located at the opposite side of the fluid port, and wherein the annulus is in fluid communication with the fluid port of the fixed part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2012Publication date: December 19, 2013Inventors: Lars Gunnar Hodnefjell, Helge Sverre Eide
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Patent number: 8201803Abstract: An actuator device comprising an actuator housing with a fitting for connecting the actuator to an object, a motor, which via transmission elements, drives an output actuator shaft of the actuator, where the actuator shaft is rotationally disconnectable from the motor, the actuator shaft being rotatable between two angular positions where the one angular position may correspond to the object being in a first condition and the other angular position may correspond to the object being in a second condition, and where the actuator is provided with an element for storage of mechanical energy, the element by energy cut-off to the actuator being releasably arranged to be able to displace a nut being prevented from rotating around its longitudinal axis, along a screw thread complementary fitting to the nut, and connected to the actuator shaft, whereby the actuator shaft is rotated between the two angular positions.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2007Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Ifokus Engineering ASInventors: Lars Gunnar Hodnefjell, Stale Hope
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Patent number: 7992457Abstract: An actuator device (1) comprising an actuator housing (2), a driving motor (4) attached to the actuator housing (2), which driving motor (4) is provided with a motor spindle (28), the motor spindle (28) being displaceably engaged with an actuator spindle (6) via a nut (38), and where an auxiliary frame (8) which can be displaced relative to the actuator spindle (6) and biased by use of the driving motor (4), and which can be releasably coupled to the actuator housing (2), is arranged to displace the actuator spindle (6) independently of the motor (4), and where the nut (38) is releasable coupled to the actuator spindle (6), thereby being arranged to bias the auxiliary frame (8) while disengaged from the actuator spindle (6).Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2006Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Ifokus Engineering ASInventors: Lars Gunnar Hodnefjell, Stale Hope
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Publication number: 20100026234Abstract: An apparatus for power supply to electronic, electrical or electromechanical equipment, the apparatus including a chargeable power source in the form of at least one high energy capacitor package (1); equipment control unit (3) for controlling power supply to the equipment, a power source control unit (2) for controlled charging and discharging of the power source, and a means (4; 10?; 11?; 12?) for power supply from an external energy source (10; 11; 12) to the power source control unit (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2007Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: IFOKUS ENGINEERING ASInventors: Hope Stale, Lars Gunnar Hodnefjell, Tor Forsmann
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Publication number: 20090302248Abstract: An actuator device (1) comprising an actuator housing (2) with a fitting (4) for connecting the actuator (1) to an object (6), a motor (28) which via transmission elements (30, 32, 38, 40) drives an output actuator shaft (12) of the actuator (1), where the actuator shaft (12) is rotationally disconnectable from the motor (28), the actuator shaft (12) being rotatable between two angular positions where the one angular position may correspond to the object (6) being in a first condition and the other angular position may correspond to the object (6) being in a second condition, and where the actuator (1) is provided with an element (14) for storage of mechanical energy, the element (14) by energy cut-off to the actuator (1) being releasably arranged to be able to displace a nut (44) being prevented from rotating around its longitudinal axis, along a screw thread (42) complementary fitting to the nut (44), and connected to the actuator shaft (12), whereby the actuator shaft (12) is rotated between the two angulaType: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2007Publication date: December 10, 2009Inventors: Lars Gunnar Hodnefjell, Stale Hope
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Publication number: 20080236313Abstract: An actuator device (1) comprising an actuator housing (2), a driving motor (4) attached to the actuator housing (2), which driving motor (4) is provided with a motor spindle (28), the motor spindle (28) being displaceably engaged with an actuator spindle (6) via a nut (38), and where an auxiliary frame (8) which can be displaced relative to the actuator spindle (6) and biased by use of the driving motor (4), and which can be releasably coupled to the actuator housing (2), is arranged to displace the actuator spindle (6) independently of the motor (4), and where the nut (38) is releasable coupled to the actuator spindle (6), thereby being arranged to bias the auxiliary frame (8) while disengaged from the actuator spindle (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2006Publication date: October 2, 2008Inventors: Lars Gunnar Hodnefjell, Stale Hope