Patents by Inventor Michael Alan Seymour

Michael Alan Seymour 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 and apparatus to repair flexible fiber-reinforced pipe
    Patent number: 8617331
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to one or more embodiments of and methods to repair a flexible pipe. A method to repair damaged flexible fiber-reinforced pipe which includes a plurality of helically-wrapped stacks of laminated strips of material is disclosed. The method includes removing a portion of existing stacks from a damage location, applying an adhesive to a surface of replacement stacks, installing the replacement stacks to the damage location, binding the replacement stacks to remaining existing stacks with the applied adhesive, and installing a replacement jacket over the replacement stacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: DeepFlex Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Walsh, Richard Matthew Lutz, Michael J. Bryant, Ali Bryant, Michael Alan Seymour
  • SPOOLABLE PIPE WITH INCREASED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20130312862
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method to manufacture an armor layer of a spoolable pipe. The method includes forming one or more laminates and wrapping the one or more laminates onto an underlying layer of the pipe. At least one of the laminates is composed of at least one reinforcement tape and at least one fabric tape. The laminates may be bonded to an adjacent laminate, thereby forming a reinforcement stack. In another aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method to manufacture an armor layer of a spoolable pipe. The method includes providing a plurality of reinforcement tapes having fibers oriented in a first direction and disposing at least one fabric tape between at least two layers of the plurality of reinforcement tapes. The fibers of the at least one fabric tape may be oriented in at least a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: DEEPFLEX INC.
    Inventors: Mark Douglas Kalman, Liang Yu, Duane Glenn Moosberg, David Michael McCall, Michael Alan Seymour
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO REPAIR FLEXIBLE FIBER-REINFORCED PIPE
    Publication number: 20120000596
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to one or more embodiments of and methods to repair a flexible pipe. A method to repair damaged flexible fiber-reinforced pipe which includes a plurality of helically-wrapped stacks of laminated strips of material is disclosed. The method includes removing a portion of existing stacks from a damage location, applying an adhesive to a surface of replacement stacks, installing the replacement stacks to the damage location, binding the replacement stacks to remaining existing stacks with the applied adhesive, and installing a replacement jacket over the replacement stacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: DEEPFLEX INC.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Walsh, Richard Matthew Lutz, Michael J. Bryant, Ali Bryant, Michael Alan Seymour