Patents by Inventor Robert MEBANE

Robert MEBANE 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 for reducing fluid hammer in subsea systems
    Patent number: 12247452
    Abstract: A pumping system includes a plurality of pumps, each having an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is fluidly coupled to a hydraulic fluid reservoir. The outlet is fluidly coupled to a control pod having a valve and a pair of sensors monitoring upstream and downstream pressures of the valve. The control pod is fluidly coupled to a subsea blowout preventer. A first motor is coupled to a first pump of the plurality of pumps and sets the first pump at a first predetermined pressure. A controller is coupled to and configured to control the first motor, thereby controlling the first pump. The pumping system is configured to: engage and disengage each pump independently; and de-stroke each pump to limit pressure to the valve, when a predetermined pressure for each pump is attained, thereby reducing fluid hammer at the control pod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE DEEPWATER DRILLING INC.
    Inventors: Craig McCormick, Scott Reynolds, Robert Mebane, Mete Mutlu, Jean Paul Buisine
  • SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING FLUID HAMMER IN SUBSEA SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20230203905
    Abstract: A pumping system includes a plurality of pumps, each having an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is fluidly coupled to a hydraulic fluid reservoir. The outlet is fluidly coupled to a control pod having a valve and a pair of sensors monitoring upstream and downstream pressures of the valve. The control pod is fluidly coupled to a subsea blowout preventer. A first motor is coupled to a first pump of the plurality of pumps and sets the first pump at a first predetermined pressure. A controller is coupled to and configured to control the first motor, thereby controlling the first pump. The pumping system is configured to: engage and disengage each pump independently; and de-stroke each pump to limit pressure to the valve, when a predetermined pressure for each pump is attained, thereby reducing fluid hammer at the control pod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Craig MCCORMICK, Scott REYNOLDS, Robert MEBANE, Mete MUTLU, Jean Paul BUISINE