Patents by Inventor Nic Ward

Nic Ward 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).

  • System for subsea diverless metrology and hard-pipe connection of pipelines
    Patent number: 6700835
    Abstract: Device for subsea metrology of distance and relative orientation of a first termination (10) with a local reference system (xr, yr, zr) and which by means of a jumper spool piece (5) is going to be connected to a separate second termination (20) having a local reference system (xB, yB, zB), characterized by a base metrology unit (2) arranged for being carried by an ROV (4), and arranged for aligned arrangement with the second or the first termination's (20, 10) reference system, and comprising the following features: a wire (3) with an extractable first end (31) being arranged for being attached to a receptacle device (7, 7′) arranged on the termination (10, 20) for receiving the wire's (3) first end (31) or a metrology unit and with a wire tensioner device (32) arranged for tensioning the wire (3) between the base metrology unit (2) and the receptacle device (7, 7′); a wire length sensor (34) arranged for measuring the length (DrB) of the extended taut wire (3); a relative azimuth sensi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap A.S.
    Inventors: Nic Ward, Andy Walker, Per Sparrevik
  • Guitar with deviations to straight fret architecture
    Patent number: 5760322
    Abstract: A fingerboard for a guitar or similar stringed musical instrument has fixed standard right angle frets on the face of the instruments neck. The invention resides in a measured deviation in the fret at specific fret/string intersections. This is for the purpose of improving the tuning accuracy of the instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Inventors: Nic Ward, Ian Gorman