Patents by Inventor Raymond Michael Backes

Raymond Michael Backes 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: 9217317
    Abstract: A rapidly deployable flexible enclosure system for the collection, containment and presentation of hydrocarbon emissions from compromised shallow or deepwater oil and gas well systems, pipelines, other structures, including subsea fissures. The flexible containment enclosure can accommodate various depths and collection terminator configurations. The flexible containment enclosure system is connected to a floating platform and supported by positive offset neutral buoyancy attachment devices. The floating platform with the flexible containment enclosure separates liquid and gaseous materials and directs them to separate ports for removal from a rigid enclosure cavity integrated within the floating platform. Gaseous emissions may optionally be directed to a tethered floating flare system. The system has the ability to partially or fully submerge for extended durations and resurface on demand manually or by transmitted signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Inventor: Raymond Michael Backes
  • Publication number: 20130199792
    Abstract: A rapidly deployable flexible enclosure system for the collection, containment and presentation of hydrocarbon emissions from compromised shallow or deepwater oil and gas well systems, pipelines, other structures, including subsea fissures. The flexible containment enclosure can accommodate various depths and collection terminator configurations. The flexible containment enclosure system is connected to a floating platform and supported by positive offset neutral buoyancy attachment devices. The floating platform with the flexible containment enclosure separates liquid and gaseous materials and directs them to separate ports for removal from a rigid enclosure cavity integrated within the floating platform. Gaseous emissions may optionally be directed to a tethered floating flare system. The system has the ability to partially or fully submerge for extended durations and resurface on demand manually or by transmitted signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventor: Raymond Michael Backes
  • Publication number: 20120037063
    Abstract: A rapidly deployable flexible enclosure system for the collection, containment and presentation of hydrocarbon emissions from compromised shallow or deepwater oil and gas well systems, pipelines, including subsea fissures. The flexible containment enclosure can accommodate any depth and adapt to any collection terminator configuration required. The flexible containment enclosure system is connected to the floating platform and supported by positive offset neutral buoyancy attachment devices. The floating platform may be assembled onshore and towed, ferried or assembled on site. Liquid and gaseous materials are directed to separate ports for removal from the rigid enclosure cavity integrated within the floating platform. Gaseous emissions may optionally be directed to a tethered floating flare system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Raymond Michael Backes, Paul Bryan Calzaretta