Patents by Inventor Richard Austin Beesley

Richard Austin Beesley 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).

  • Bend stiffener assembly
    Patent number: 9441424
    Abstract: A connector (10) for securing an elongate member such as an umbilical (12) a female receiving member such as an I-tube (14), has an elongate bend stiffening portion (25) and a securing portion (26) connected to the bend stiffening portion and continuous passage (36) extends through the bend stiffening portion and the securing portion. The securing portion has one or more securing members (e.g. steel balls (40)) displaceable radially outwardly into engagement with the inner face of the tube, thereby securing the connector to the I-tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignees: TRELLEBORG CRP LIMITED, FIRST SUBSEA LIMITED
    Inventor: Richard Austin Beesley
  • CLADDING FOR ELONGATE FLEXIBLE MEMBER
    Publication number: 20090126819
    Abstract: A cladding assembly for an elongate flexible member such as an underwater riser has a series of tubular buoyant sleeve members arranged end-to-end along the riser. The two ends of each buoyant member are formed into a part-spherical shape and are each received in a complementarily-shaped part-spherical socket in a securing collar. The buoyant sleeves are pivotable with respect to the securing collars, which allows the cladding assembly as a whole to flex with the riser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: TRELLEBORG CRP LIMITED
    Inventor: Richard Austin Beesley