Patents by Inventor Lawrence SNIDERMAN

Lawrence SNIDERMAN 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: 11175099
    Abstract: The present application relates to a field system and methods that can be deployed in the application of pipe welding. The field system provides many embodiments relating to pipe welding systems and methods, that can be used in combination with one another, or individually. Such welding systems and methods, include, for example, internal welding systems and methods, tie-in welding system and methods, pipe inspection systems and methods, pipe handling systems and methods, internal pipe cooling systems and methods, non-destructive testing systems and methods, as well as remote interface and database systems and methods (uLog), to name a few. The application further relates to welded pipes that result from some or all of such processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: CRC-EVANS PIPELINE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Shankar T. Rajagopalan, Siddharth Mallick, Brian L. Kirk, Jose C. Bouche, Jason W. Curbo, Jonathan B. Kettelkamp, Lawrence Sniderman, Shailesh Radhakrishnan
  • Patent number: 10695876
    Abstract: A weld system for welding two pipes includes a frame, a plurality of rollers, a drive motor, a brake system, an inspection detector, a weld torch, one or more battery cells and one or more processors. The frame is configured to be placed within the pipes. The plurality of rollers is configured to rotatably support the frame. The drive motor drives the rollers to move the frame within the pipes. The brake system secures the frame from movement at a desired location within the pipes. The weld torch, the inspection detector and the one or more battery cells are carried by the frame. The inspection detector is configured to detect a characteristic of an interface region between the pipes. The one or more battery cells are configured to power the drive motor, the inspection detector and the weld torch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: CRC-EVANS PIPELINE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Shankar T. Rajagopalan, Siddharth Mallick, Brian L. Kirk, Jose C. Bouche, Jason W. Curbo, Jonathan B. Kettelkamp, Lawrence Sniderman, Shailesh Radhakrishnan
  • Publication number: 20200033063
    Abstract: The present application relates to a field system and methods that can be deployed in the application of pipe welding. The field system provides many embodiments relating to pipe welding systems and methods, that can be used in combination with one another, or individually. Such welding systems and methods, include, for example, internal welding systems and methods, tie-in welding system and methods, pipe inspection systems and methods, pipe handling systems and methods, internal pipe cooling systems and methods, non-destructive testing systems and methods, as well as remote interface and database systems and methods (uLog), to name a few. The application further relates to welded pipes that result from some or all of such processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Shankar T. Rajagopalan, Siddharth MALLICK, Brian L. KIRK, Jose C. BOUCHE, Jason W. CURBO, Jonathan B. KETTELKAMP, Lawrence SNIDERMAN, Shailesh RADHAKRISHNAN
  • Patent number: 10480862
    Abstract: The present application relates to a field system and methods that can be deployed in the application of pipe welding. The field system provides many embodiments relating to pipe welding systems and methods, that can be used in combination with one another, or individually. Such welding systems and methods, include, for example, internal welding systems and methods, tie-in welding system and methods, pipe inspection systems and methods, pipe handling systems and methods, internal pipe cooling systems and methods, non-destructive testing systems and methods, as well as remote interface and database systems and methods (uLog), to name a few. The application further relates to welded pipes that result from some or all of such processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: CRC-Evans Pipeline International, Inc.
    Inventors: Shankar T. Rajagopalan, Siddharth Mallick, Brian L. Kirk, Jose C. Bouche, Jason W. Curbo, Jonathan B. Kettelkamp, Lawrence Sniderman, Shailesh Radhakrishnan
  • Publication number: 20180117718
    Abstract: A weld system for welding two pipes includes a frame, a plurality of rollers, a drive motor, a brake system, an inspection detector, a weld torch, one or more battery cells and one or more processors. The frame is configured to be placed within the pipes. The plurality of rollers is configured to rotatably support the frame. The drive motor drives the rollers to move the frame within the pipes. The brake system secures the frame from movement at a desired location within the pipes. The weld torch, the inspection detector and the one or more battery cells are carried by the frame. The inspection detector is configured to detect a characteristic of an interface region between the pipes. The one or more battery cells are configured to power the drive motor, the inspection detector and the weld torch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Shankar T. RAJAGOPALAN, Siddharth MALLICK, Brian L. KIRK, Jose C. BOUCHE, Jason W. CURBO, Jonathan B. KETTELKAMP, Lawrence SNIDERMAN, Shailesh RADHARKISHNAN
  • Publication number: 20180029154
    Abstract: A field system for welding two pipes includes a first pipe engagement structure, a second pipe engagement structure, one or more weld torches, a motor and one or more processors. The one or more weld torches are configured to be positioned within the pipes to create an internal weld at an interface region between the pipes. The motor is operatively associated with the one or more weld torches to rotate the one or more weld torch along the interface region between the pipes. The one or more processors control the motor and the one or more weld torches. The one or more processors operate the motor and the one or more weld torches to generate a complete circumferential weld along the interface region by rotating the one or more weld torches along the interface region in a single rotational direction until the complete circumferential weld is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Shankar T. Rajagopalan, Siddharth Mallick, Brian L. Kirk, Jose C. Bouche, Jason W. Curbo, Jonathan B. Kettelkamp, Lawrence Sniderman, Shailesh Radharkishnan, Marcus Janes, Jared Proegler
  • Publication number: 20180031152
    Abstract: A welded pipe assembly includes a first and a second metal pipes, and a welded joint or welded material connecting the first pipe with the second pipe. The first and second metal pipes each have a length of at least 30? and an exterior diameter of less than 24?. The weld material includes a plurality of weld pass layers including a first internal pass layer and a second internal pass layer disposed on top of the first internal pass layer. The second internal pass layer is positioned closer to an interior longitudinal axis of the welded first and second pipes than the first internal pass layer. The welded joint includes a first internal bevel formed in the first metal pipe and a second internal bevel formed in the second metal pipe. The first internal pass layer is disposed in a region defined by the first and the second internal bevels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Shankar T. Rajagopalan, Siddharth Mallick, Brian L. Kirk, Jose C. Bouche, Jason W. Curbo, Jonathan B. Kettelkamp, Lawrence Sniderman, Shailesh Radharkishnan, Marcus Janes, Jared Proegler
  • Publication number: 20170182605
    Abstract: The present application relates to a field system and methods that can be deployed in the application of pipe welding. The field system provides many embodiments relating to pipe welding systems and methods, that can be used in combination with one another, or individually. Such welding systems and methods, include, for example, internal welding systems and methods, tie-in welding system and methods, pipe inspection systems and methods, pipe handling systems and methods, internal pipe cooling systems and methods, non-destructive testing systems and methods, as well as remote interface and database systems and methods (uLog), to name a few. The application further relates to welded pipes that result from some or all of such processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Shankar T. RAJAGOPALAN, Siddharth MALLICK, Brian L. KIRK, Jose C. BOUCHE, Jason W. CURBO, Jonathan B. KETTELKAMP, Lawrence SNIDERMAN, Shailesh RADHARKISHNAN, Marcus JANES, Jared PROEGLER