Patents by Inventor Linfa Zhu

Linfa Zhu 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190195025
    Abstract: A buoyancy compensating assembly and method of deploying a riser assembly are disclosed. The buoyancy compensating assembly for connection to a portion of flexible pipe, comprises at least one rigid buoyancy module for connection to a riser; and at least one regulating element configured to control the pressure within the at least one rigid buoyancy module in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: GE Oil & Gas UK Limited
    Inventors: Zhimin Tan, Yucheng Hou, Jiabei Yuan, Linfa Zhu
  • Riser assembly and method of installing a riser assembly
    Patent number: 9797526
    Abstract: A riser assembly and method of installing a riser assembly are disclosed. The riser assembly includes a first attachment element connected to a first portion of flexible pipe and a second attachment element connected to a second portion of flexible pipe. The first attachment element and second attachment element are connected by at least one tether element, via a fixed structure in a configuration such that, in use, in response to movement of the first and second portions of flexible pipe, the tension load at any moment in time, at each attachment element, remains substantially equal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: GE Oil & Gas UK Limited
    Inventors: Yanqiu Zhang, Zhimin Tan, Yucheng Hou, Jiabei Yuan, Linfa Zhu
  • RISER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF INSTALLING A RISER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20170074425
    Abstract: A riser assembly and method of installing a riser assembly are disclosed. The riser assembly includes a first attachment element connected to a first portion of flexible pipe and a second attachment element connected to a second portion of flexible pipe. The first attachment element and second attachment element are connected by at least one tether element, via a fixed structure in a configuration such that, in use, in response to movement of the first and second portions of flexible pipe, the tension load at any moment in time, at each attachment element, remains substantially equal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: GE Oil & Gas UK Limited
    Inventors: Yanqiu Zhang, Zhimin Tan, Yucheng Hou, Jiabei Yuan, Linfa Zhu