Patents by Inventor Ronald H. Reynoir

Ronald H. Reynoir 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).

  • Method and system for escaping from an offshore drilling platform
    Patent number: 4294331
    Abstract: Improvements in a system for escaping from an offshore drilling or production platform in an emergency situation which includes a stable floating structure forming a safe haven anchored near but at a safe distance from the platform, an aerial cableway extending between the platform and the haven, and a personnel carrier movable along the cableway. The principal improvement is that the haven is a semi-submersible structure for increased stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1981
    Assignee: The Reynoir Company
    Inventors: Ronald H. Reynoir, Robert A. Flautt, Clyde M. Leavitt
  • Method and system for escaping from an offshore drilling platform
    Patent number: 4203504
    Abstract: Improved method and system for escaping from an offshore drilling or production platform in an emergency situation. A stable buoyant structure is floated and anchored in a fixed position nearby but at a safe distance from the platform. The structure is constructed to form a safe haven and is connected to the platform by an aerial cableway along which a personnel carrier is movable in either direction. Preferably the haven is in the form of a self-propelled vessel provided with a helicopter platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1980
    Assignee: The Reynoir Company
    Inventors: Ronald H. Reynoir, Robert A. Flautt, Clyde M. Leavitt