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).
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Patent number: 11137113Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: IC TECHNOLOGY ASInventor: Otto Skovholt
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Publication number: 20210095820Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventor: Otto SKOVHOLT
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Patent number: 10845002Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 1, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: IC TECHNOLOGY ASInventor: Otto Skovholt
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Publication number: 20190041002Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventor: Otto SKOVHOLT
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Publication number: 20180073343Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventor: Otto Skovholt
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Patent number: 9827509Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Seabed Separation ASInventor: Otto Skovholt
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Patent number: 9724623Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Seabed Separation ASInventor: Otto Skovholt
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Publication number: 20150343328Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: SEABED SEPARATION ASInventor: Otto Skovholt
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Publication number: 20150343327Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventor: Otto Skovholt
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Patent number: 8857650Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 15, 2010Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Iglo Contractors ASInventor: Otto Skovholt
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Publication number: 20110315691Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: IGLO CONTRACTORS ASInventor: Otto Skovholt
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Patent number: 8020721Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 10, 2003Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Statoil ASAInventors: Otto Skovholt, Anton Gjørven
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Publication number: 20100186591Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2008Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: STATOIL ASAInventors: Otto Skovholt, Svein Berg, Geir Johan Rortveit
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Publication number: 20050144864Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2003Publication date: July 7, 2005Inventors: Otto Skovholt, Anton Gjorven