Patents by Inventor Robert Schoenberg

Robert Schoenberg 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).

  • Deep sea mining riser and lift system
    Patent number: 7690135
    Abstract: Applicants have created a method and system of deep sea mining comprising mining SMS deposits from the sea floor with a subsea miner, pumping the solids from the subsea miner through a jumper and pumping the solids from the jumper up a riser to a surface vessel. Further, applicants have created a method of deploying a deep sea mining system, comprising stacking a riser hangoff structure on top of a subsea pump module forming an assembly; picking up the assembly by a hanging mechanism, hanging the assembly on a moon pool, attaching a first riser joint; disconnecting the riser hangoff structure from the assembly; and attaching at least one second riser joint to form the riser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Technip France
    Inventors: Chenteh Alan Yu, Robert Schoenberg
  • DEEP SEA MINING RISER AND LIFT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090077835
    Abstract: Applicants have created a method and system of deep sea mining comprising mining SMS deposits from the sea floor with a subsea miner, pumping the solids from the subsea miner through a jumper and pumping the solids from the jumper up a riser to a surface vessel. Further, applicants have created a method of deploying a deep sea mining system, comprising stacking a riser hangoff structure on top of a subsea pump module forming an assembly; picking up the assembly by a hanging mechanism, hanging the assembly on a moon pool, attaching a first riser joint; disconnecting the riser hangoff structure from the assembly; and attaching at least one second riser joint to form the riser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: TECHNIP FRANCE
    Inventors: Chenteh Alan Yu, Robert Schoenberg