Patents by Inventor Otto Skovholt

Otto Skovholt 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: 11137113
    Abstract: A Liquid Natural Storage (LNG) tank comprising an outer mechanical support structure (20) providing a closed space housing a membrane wall of the cryogenic tank is disclosed. Spacer elements (21) is supporting a membrane wall constituted by a mixture of steel plates, steel rods, wooden beams and plywood plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: IC TECHNOLOGY AS
    Inventor: Otto Skovholt
  • Publication number: 20210095820
    Abstract: A Liquid Natural Storage (LNG) tank comprising an outer mechanical support structure (20) providing a closed space housing a membrane wall of the cryogenic tank is disclosed. Spacer elements (21) is supporting a membrane wall constituted by a mixture of steel plates, steel rods, wooden beams and plywood plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Otto SKOVHOLT
  • Patent number: 10845002
    Abstract: The present invention utilize a combination of wooden elements (20, 21), stainless steel membranes (22) and insulating materials in embodiments of the present invention. An object of the present invention is to be able to build the LNG tank separately from the building of the ship, and fit a complete or nearly complete LNG tank into the space of the ship hull when appropriate during the process of building the ship. Therefore, the building of the tank and the ship can be done in parallel, which by experience reduces the total time of building the ship considerably, and hence provide substantial cost savings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: IC TECHNOLOGY AS
    Inventor: Otto Skovholt
  • Publication number: 20190041002
    Abstract: The present invention utilize a combination of wooden elements (20, 21), stainless steel membranes (22) and insulating materials in embodiments of the present invention. An object of the present invention is to be able to build the LNG tank separately from the building of the ship, and fit a complete or nearly complete LNG tank into the space of the ship hull when appropriate during the process of building the ship. Therefore, the building of the tank and the ship can be done in parallel, which by experience reduces the total time of building the ship considerably, and hence provide substantial cost savings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventor: Otto SKOVHOLT
  • Publication number: 20180073343
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a method and system for subsea purification of produced water in a subsea installation comprising a tank assembly for separating gas, oil, sand and other minerals and water by means of gravitational forces and retention time, as well as releasing purified water and storing of sand and other mineral particles for a long period, including many years.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventor: Otto Skovholt
  • Patent number: 9827509
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of adapting and manufacturing a separator system comprising multiple inclined separators for separation of respective substances or substances mixed in fluids from oil wells and adapting the separator system to a change in the substance or use with another oil well. The method involves determining percentage fraction of respective fluid phases in an oil from a specific oil well and at a specific time and estimating expected production rate from the specific oil well at a specific time to estimate the streaming capacity of each respective fluid phase through separators of the separator system. The method also involves arranging a plurality of interconnecting frameworks of pipes in parallel or serial depending on the estimate streaming capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Seabed Separation AS
    Inventor: Otto Skovholt
  • Patent number: 9724623
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tubular oil separator providing separation of respective fluid components mixed in fluids from oil wells, wherein the tubular oil separator A is arranged to mitigate problems related to turbulence and possible non-Newtonian fluid behaviors of fluid components mixed in the fluids from the oil wells in the oil separator. The invention further relates to a method of operating a separator. Moreover the invention relates to a system of multiple separators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Seabed Separation AS
    Inventor: Otto Skovholt
  • Publication number: 20150343328
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tubular oil separator providing separation of respective fluid components mixed in fluids from oil wells, wherein the tubular oil separator A is arranged to mitigate problems related to turbulence and possible non-Newtonian fluid behaviors of fluid components mixed in the fluids from the oil wells in the oil separator. The invention further relates to a method of operating a separator. Moreover the invention relates to a system of multiple separators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: SEABED SEPARATION AS
    Inventor: Otto Skovholt
  • Publication number: 20150343327
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of adapting and manufacturing a separator system comprising multiple inclined separators for separation of respective substances or substances mixed in fluids from oil wells. The method also relates to adapting the separator system to a change in the substance or use with another oil well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventor: Otto Skovholt
  • Patent number: 8857650
    Abstract: A cryogenic liquid storage tank includes a base plate and side wall extending upwardly. The base plate and side wall include an outer leaf enveloping an inner leaf. The outer leaf part of the base plate includes a lower, outer leaf concrete bottom plate on a substrate. The bottom plate is continuous with an outer leaf reinforced concrete layer of the outer side wall. An inward surface of the bottom plate and concrete layer of the outer leaf are lined with a continuous outer leaf metallic membrane. A bottom insulation layer is arranged above the outer leaf metallic membrane on the bottom plate. The inner leaf includes an inner leaf concrete bottom layer on the bottom insulation portion. The inner leaf metal membrane is lined with an inner leaf inner concrete layer. The outer leaf hoop stress reinforced outer concrete wall supporting an insulated dome structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Iglo Contractors AS
    Inventor: Otto Skovholt
  • Publication number: 20110315691
    Abstract: A cryogenic liquid storage tank includes a base plate and side wall extending upwardly. The base plate and side wall include an outer leaf enveloping an inner leaf The outer leaf part of the base plate includes a lower, outer leaf concrete bottom plate on a substrate. The bottom plate is continuous with an outer leaf reinforced concrete layer of the outer side wall. An inward surface of the bottom plate and concrete layer of the outer leaf are lined with a continuous outer leaf metallic membrane. A bottom insulation layer is arranged above the outer leaf metallic membrane on the bottom plate. The inner leaf includes an inner leaf concrete bottom layer on the bottom insulation portion. The inner leaf metal membrane is lined with an inner leaf inner concrete layer. The outer leaf hoop stress reinforced outer concrete wall supporting an insulated dome structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: IGLO CONTRACTORS AS
    Inventor: Otto Skovholt
  • Patent number: 8020721
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tank (11) for storage of cryogenic fluids. The tank (11) comprises a base section (12), a vertical wall element (14) and preferably an upper top (19). The tank (11) is provided with a fluid tight barrier (26) intended to prevent the stored fluids to escape to the surroundings. The fluid tight barrier (26) is formed of thin metal plates joined together. At least the vertical wall (14) comprises an inner structurally supporting wall element (24) and an outer structurally supporting wall element (25). The fluid tight barrier (26) is arranged between the inner (24) and the outer (25) structurally supporting wall element. The invention relates also to a method for constructing such tank (11), where the base part (12) is firstly erected whereupon a vertical wall (14) is concreted, preferably by means of slipforming or jumpforming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Statoil ASA
    Inventors: Otto Skovholt, Anton Gjørven
  • Publication number: 20100186591
    Abstract: A system and method for handling waste gas including separation of CO2 is disclosed. The system includes a horizontal tunnel with a sequence of sections including a cooling section, a CO2 absorption section and a cleansing section. The system further comprises a heat exchanger for heating the CO2 depleted waste gas before it is introduced into the chimney with heat from the incoming untreated waste gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: STATOIL ASA
    Inventors: Otto Skovholt, Svein Berg, Geir Johan Rortveit
  • Publication number: 20050144864
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tank (11) for storage of cryogenic fluids. The tank (11) comprises a base section (12), a vertical wall element (14) and preferably an upper top (19). The tank (11) is provided with a fluid tight barrier (26) intended to prevent the stored fluids to escape to the surroundings. The fluid tight barrier (26) is formed of thin metal plates joined together. At least the vertical wall (14) comprises an inner structurally supporting wall element (24) and an outer structurally supporting wall element (25). The fluid tight barrier (26) is arranged between the inner (24) and the outer (25) structurally supporting wall element. The invention relates also to a method for constructing such tank (11), where the base part (12) is firstly erected whereupon a vertical wall (14) is concreted, preferably by means of slipforming or jumpforming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2003
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Otto Skovholt, Anton Gjorven