Patents by Inventor Mark Y. Berman

Mark Y. Berman 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: 4411014
    Abstract: An inspection tool for detecting any flaws or defects in the upper end of a string of casing set in the bottom of a body of water. The tool has a cylindrical housing carrying a radiographic-sensitive film which fits over the open end of the string of casing and a radiographic source supported in the axis of the cylindrical housing. Means are provided for raising and lowering the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1983
    Assignee: Standard Oil Company
    Inventor: Mark Y. Berman
  • Patent number: 4147036
    Abstract: A scissored sea-floor well template for positioning spacing of subsea wells or piling in the sea floor. Two arms, each having a pontoon template at each end thereof, are pivotally connected. The two arms are rotated about the pivot to a closed position for transportation to the marine site at which they are to be used. Inasmuch as the template is provided with pontoons, it can be towed and does not have to be loaded on a barge although it could be. Upon reaching the well site the arms are opened so that the pontoon templates assume the desired shape. The arms are then locked in this extended position and the scissor well template is then lowered to the ocean floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1979
    Assignee: Standard Oil Company (Indiana)
    Inventors: J. Robert Worrell, Mark Y. Berman