Patents by Inventor Richard B. Harley

Richard B. Harley 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).

  • Systems and methods for transporting fluids in containers
    Patent number: 6877454
    Abstract: Improved systems and methods for transporting fluids in containers are provided. Such improved systems and methods include floatable container vessels having one or more fluid containers and self-propelled marine transportation vessels that are adapted to be ballasted downwardly to permit the floatable container vessels to be floated onto or off of the marine transportation vessels, and are adapted to be deballasted so as to raise the floatable container vessels out of the water for transportation to another location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Ronald R. Bowen, Richard B. Harley, John A. Vermersch, W. Brett Wilson
  • Single point mooring regasification tower
    Patent number: 6829901
    Abstract: Offshore facilities and methods are provided to enable the mooring of a ship carrying a liquefied gas to an offshore structure with one or more decks upon which are located (i) regasification facilities; (ii) single point mooring means for mooring a ship that is carrying a liquefied gas; (iii) means for offloading said liquefied gas into said regasification facilities; and (iv) means for transferring gas from said regasification facilities to a gas transport pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Richard B. Harley, E. Lawrence Kimble, Ronald R. Bowen
  • Single point mooring regasification tower
    Publication number: 20030136132
    Abstract: Offshore facilities and methods are provided to enable the mooring of a ship carrying a liquefied gas to an offshore structure with one or more decks upon which are located (i) regasification facilities; (ii) single point mooring means for mooring a ship that is carrying a liquefied gas; (iii) means for offloading said liquefied gas into said regasification facilities; and (iv) means for transferring gas from said regasification facilities to a gas transport pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Richard B. Harley, E. Lawrence Kimble, Ronald R. Bowen
  • Systems and methods for transporting fluids in containers
    Publication number: 20020178988
    Abstract: Improved systems and methods for transporting fluids in containers are provided. Such improved systems and methods include floatable container vessels having one or more fluid containers and self-propelled marine transportation vessels that are adapted to be ballasted downwardly to permit the floatable container vessels to be floated onto or off of the marine transportation vessels, and are adapted to be deballasted so as to raise the floatable container vessels out of the water for transportation to another location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Ronald R. Bowen, Richard B. Harley, John A. Vermersch, W. Brett Wilson