Patents by Inventor Marc T. Barra

Marc T. Barra 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 for removing subsea structures
    Patent number: 8056633
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for removing a subsea structure wherein a housing defining a subsea structure receiving space and having a jetting system attached at or near the bottom of the housing is used to form an excavation around the subsea structure to the desired depth and a frame attached to or mounted in the housing carries a cutter assembly which is movable from a first position on the frame to a second position on the frame, the first position being on one side of the subsea structure, the second position being on the opposite side of the subsea structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Inventors: Marc T. Barra, James L. Parker, III, Adam C. Alborado, Robert M. Champagne, III
  • Apparatus and Method for Removing Subsea Structures
    Publication number: 20090266552
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for removing a subsea structure wherein a housing defining a subsea structure receiving space and having a jetting system attached at or near the bottom of the housing is used to form an excavation around the subsea structure to the desired depth and a frame attached to or mounted in the housing carries a cutter assembly which is movable from a first position on the frame to a second position on the frame, the first position being on one side of the subsea structure, the second position being on the opposite side of the subsea structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Marc T. Barra, James L. Parker, III, Adam C. Alborado, Robert M. Champagne, III