Patents by Inventor Mike B. WINFREE

Mike B. WINFREE 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 forming a mudline cellar for offshore arctic drilling
    Patent number: 10267009
    Abstract: A method of forming a mudline cellar includes positioning a mudline cellar forming member on a seafloor surface. The mudline cellar forming member includes an outer surface and an inner surface that defines an inner cavity. The method further includes driving the mudline cellar forming member into the seafloor surface, and excavating the inner cavity of the mudline forming member to establish the mudline cellar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: Ravi P. Aurora, Mike B. Winfree, Jean-Christian M. Haffner
  • METHOD OF FORMING A MUDLINE CELLAR FOR OFFSHORE ARCTIC DRILLING
    Publication number: 20150197907
    Abstract: A method of forming a mudline cellar includes positioning a mudline cellar forming member on a seafloor surface. The mudline cellar forming member includes an outer surface and an inner surface that defines an inner cavity. The method further includes driving the mudline cellar forming member into the seafloor surface, and excavating the inner cavity of the mudline forming member to establish the mudline cellar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Ravi P. AURORA, Mike B. WINFREE, Jean-Christian M. HAFFNER