Patents by Inventor Matteo Scarpa

Matteo Scarpa 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).

  • Method of laying a pipeline from a laying vessel onto the bed of a body of water, and laying vessel
    Patent number: 9764803
    Abstract: A method of laying a pipeline from a laying vessel into a body of water includes guiding the pipeline along a supporting structure of a laying ramp. The method also includes acquiring a first data item correlated to a position of the pipeline at a free end of the laying ramp using an optical sensor or an acoustic sensor. The method further includes determining whether the acquired first data item is within an acceptance range predetermined as a function of a configuration of the supporting structure and a size of the pipeline. Additionally, the method includes emitting an control signal when the acquired first data item is not within the acceptance range. Determining whether the acquired first data item is within the acceptance range includes processing the acquired first data item to compare it the first data item to an information stored in a memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: SAIPEM S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Massari, Matteo Scarpa
  • Offset installation systems
    Patent number: 9725138
    Abstract: A subsea buoy comprising: a frame comprising one or more winches and a subsea equipment attachment point and one or more buoyancy modules attached to the frame and associated systems and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Michel Pierre Baylot, Raymond Albert Louis Hallot, Yann Hajeri, Stephane Franck Gueydane, Matteo Scarpa
  • OFFSET INSTALLATION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20160207593
    Abstract: A subsea buoy comprising: a frame comprising one or more winches and a subsea equipment attachment point and one or more buoyancy modules attached to the frame and associated systems and methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Michel Pierre BAYLOT, Raymond Albert Louis HALLOT, Yann HAJERI, Stephane Franck GUEYDANE, Matteo SCARPA
  • METHOD OF LAYING A PIPELINE FROM A LAYING VESSEL ONTO THE BED OF A BODY OF WATER, AND LAYING VESSEL
    Publication number: 20150274264
    Abstract: A method of laying a pipeline from a laying vessel into a body of water includes guiding the pipeline along a supporting structure of a laying ramp. The method also includes acquiring a first data item correlated to a position of the pipeline at a free end of the laying ramp using an optical sensor or an acoustic sensor. The method further includes determining whether the acquired first data item is within an acceptance range predetermined as a function of a configuration of the supporting structure and a size of the pipeline. Additionally, the method includes emitting an control signal when the acquired first data item is not within the acceptance range. Determining whether the acquired first data item is within the acceptance range includes processing the acquired first data item to compare it the first data item to an information stored in a memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Giovanni MASSARI, Matteo Scarpa
  • Method of laying a pipeline from a laying vessel onto the bed of a body of water, and laying vessel
    Patent number: 9057462
    Abstract: A method of laying a pipeline from a laying vessel into a body of water includes guiding the pipeline along a supporting structure of a laying ramp using a number of guide devices, and acquiring an image of the pipeline, in an acquisition plane crosswise to the axis of the pipeline, at the free end of the laying ramp. The method also includes determining whether the acquired image is within an acceptance range predetermined as a function of the configuration of the supporting structure and the size of the pipeline, and emitting an error signal when the acquired image is not within the acceptance range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: SAIPEM S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Massari, Matteo Scarpa
  • Method of Laying a Pipeline from a Laying Vessel onto the Bed of a Body of Water, and Laying Vessel
    Publication number: 20130142575
    Abstract: A method of laying a pipeline from a laying vessel into a body of water includes guiding the pipeline along a supporting structure of a laying ramp using a number of guide devices, and acquiring an image of the pipeline, in an acquisition plane crosswise to the axis of the pipeline, at the free end of the laying ramp. The method also includes determining whether the acquired image is within an acceptance range predetermined as a function of the configuration of the supporting structure and the size of the pipeline, and emitting an error signal when the acquired image is not within the acceptance range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: SAIPEM S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Massari, Matteo Scarpa