Patents by Inventor Rolf Christer BROMAN

Rolf Christer BROMAN 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).

  • Ice data collection, processing and visualization system
    Patent number: 8976056
    Abstract: Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) collect and transmit information about ice floe thickness; this is combined with SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR images from satellites to identify and track dangerously thick regions of ice. The overlayed data is presented graphically to allow tracking of the thick ice regions over time. This information is used to alert drilling platforms in icy ocean conditions of pending ice floe dangers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: Rolf Christer Broman, Dominique P. Berta, Khalid A. Soofi, Peter G. Noble
  • Ice data collection system
    Patent number: 8711009
    Abstract: Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) collect and transmit information about ice floes with respect to their areal extent, vertical underwater profile, thickness, density, location, speed, direction and other properties to determine the possible trajectory of the ice floe. This information is used to alert drilling platforms in icy ocean conditions of pending ice floe dangers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: Rolf Christer Broman, Dom P. Berta, Khalid A. Soofi
  • ICE DATA COLLECTION, PROCESSING AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130099960
    Abstract: Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) collect and transmit information about ice floe thickness; this is combined with SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR images from satellites to identify and track dangerously thick regions of ice. The overlayed data is presented graphically to allow tracking of the thick ice regions over time. This information is used to alert drilling platforms in icy ocean conditions of pending ice floe dangers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
    Inventors: Rolf Christer BROMAN, Dominique P. BERTA, Khalid A. Soofi, Peter G. Noble
  • ICE DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110291862
    Abstract: Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) collect and transmit information about ice floes with respect to their areal extent, vertical underwater profile, thickness, density, location, speed, direction and other properties to determine the possible trajectory of the ice floe. This information is used to alert drilling platforms in icy ocean conditions of pending ice floe dangers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
    Inventors: Rolf Christer BROMAN, Dom P. BERTA, Khalid A. Soofi