Patents by Inventor Mark Klatt

Mark Klatt 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).

  • Riser tensioner for an offshore platform
    Publication number: 20080187401
    Abstract: An upgraded riser tensioner (10) includes a cylinder end sheave body (12), a hydraulic cylinder (22), a rod (24) extending upward from the hydraulic cylinder, and upper sheave assembly (20) supported on the rod. A piston (26) is movable within the hydraulic cylinder. A blind end cover (22) is spaced at the lower end of the hydraulic cylinder. An adaptor plate (30) is spaced between the blind end cover and the cylinder and sheave body, and includes circumferentially spaced interior bolt holes and circumferentially spaced external bolt holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Tom Bishop, Mark Klatt, Don Mullins, H. Wade Reed