Patents by Inventor Mike Smee

Mike Smee 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: 11346390
    Abstract: The invention relates to an umbilical termination assembly for terminating a cable or umbilical. The termination assembly comprises a plurality of umbilical elements extending from an umbilical and which pass through a bulkhead plate. The seated ball element has a spherical body through which an umbilical element passes. The ball element is seated in a cup member which allows the ball element to rotate through a large range of angles allowing it to be aligned with the umbilical element without the umbilical element needing to be manipulated or forced into position. The umbilical element can then be attached to the ball element which is supported by the cup member on the bulkhead. This allows the axial tension in the umbilical element to be transferred to the bulkhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: JDR Cable Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Luke Anderson, Steven Wilkinson, Daniel Grayson, Mike Smee
  • Publication number: 20200109742
    Abstract: The invention relates to an umbilical termination assembly for terminating a cable or umbilical. The termination assembly comprises a plurality of umbilical elements extending from an umbilical and which pass through a bulkhead plate. The seated ball element has a spherical body through which an umbilical element passes. The ball element is seated in a cup member which allows the ball element to rotate through a large range of angles allowing it to be aligned with the umbilical element without the umbilical element needing to be manipulated or forced into position. The umbilical element can then be attached to the ball element which is supported by the cup member on the bulkhead. This allows the axial tension in the umbilical element to be transferred to the bulkhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Luke Anderson, Steven Wilkinson, Daniel Grayson, Mike Smee