Patents by Inventor Oddbjørn Aase

Oddbjørn Aase 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: 9816343
    Abstract: A subsea connection includes an umbilical termination head having a termination head housing and at least one first connecting line, each of which has a first mating device; a subsea base unit having a base unit housing and at least one second connecting line, each of which has a second mating device that is connectable with a corresponding first mating device; and a locking device for locking the termination head to the subsea base unit. The second mating device is fixed to a stab plate and kept in a retracted position before connection of the termination head with the base unit, and the stab plate and the second mating device are arranged to move relative to the base unit housing during connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS
    Inventors: Trond Løkka, Oddbjørn Aase
  • Publication number: 20160153257
    Abstract: The present invention provides a subsea connection comprising an umbilical termination head (1) comprising a housing (23) and at least one connecting line (4), where each connecting line comprises a first mating means (3); a subsea base unit (5) comprising a housing (24) and at least one connecting line (22), each connecting line comprises a second mating means (13) arranged to be connected with the cooperating first mating means (3); and locking means (11) for locking the termination head to the subsea base unit, wherein the second mating means are fixed to a stab plate (14) and kept in a retracted position before connection of the termination head and the base unit, and the stab plate is arranged to move the second mating means towards the first mating means during connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Trond Løkka, Oddbjørn Aase