Patents by Inventor Roy-Petter HESTSVEEN

Roy-Petter HESTSVEEN 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).

  • Patent number: 11320073
    Abstract: A subsea clamp connector for connecting the ends of two tubular members to each other, the clamp connector including first and second clamping elements, which are pivotable into a closed position in clamping engagement with the ends of the tubular members; and a replaceable locking unit for locking the clamping elements in the closed position. The locking unit includes an operating shaft, a first retaining member mounted to the operating shaft and configured for engagement with a shoulder on a holding member fixed to the first clamping element, and a second retaining member mounted to the operating shaft and configured for engagement with a shoulder on a holding member fixed to the second clamping element. The locking unit is detachably mountable to the clamping elements by insertion of the operating shaft sideways into slots provided in the holding members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: VETCO GRAY SCANDINAVIA AS
    Inventors: Morten Karlsen, Roy-Petter Hestsveen, Geir Terje Nevoy
  • Patent number: 10787863
    Abstract: A vertical connection system for subsea connection of a first tubular member to a second tubular member, the system comprising a lower coupling member comprising an upright casing which encloses a liquid-filled space, wherein a hub of the first tubular member is fixed to the casing at an upper end thereof and the first tubular member extends through said space; and an upper coupling member, which comprises a guide frame configured to slidingly receive said casing when the upper coupling member is lowered downwards onto the lower coupling member, wherein a hub of the second tubular member is fixed to the upper coupling member. The guide frame is provided with a layer of thermally insulating material on its outside. The liquid-filled space is delimited downwards by a bottom wall formed by thermally insulating material or covered by a layer of thermally insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: VETCO GRAY SCANDINAVIA AS
    Inventors: Olav Hande, Rolf Bastesen, Anne-Beth Sandoy, Roy-Petter Hestsveen
  • Publication number: 20190162338
    Abstract: A subsea clamp connector for connecting the ends of two tubular members to each other, the clamp connector including first and second clamping elements, which are pivotable into a closed position in clamping engagement with the ends of the tubular members; and a replaceable locking unit for locking the clamping elements in the closed position. The locking unit includes an operating shaft, a first retaining member mounted to the operating shaft and configured for engagement with a shoulder on a holding member fixed to the first clamping element, and a second retaining member mounted to the operating shaft and configured for engagement with a shoulder on a holding member fixed to the second clamping element. The locking unit is detachably mountable to the clamping elements by insertion of the operating shaft sideways into slots provided in the holding members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Morten KARLSEN, Roy-Petter HESTSVEEN, Geir Terje NEVOY
  • Publication number: 20180291694
    Abstract: A vertical connection system for subsea connection of a first tubular member to a second tubular member, the system comprising a lower coupling member comprising an upright casing which encloses a liquid-filled space, wherein a hub of the first tubular member is fixed to the casing at an upper end thereof and the first tubular member extends through said space; and an upper coupling member, which comprises a guide frame configured to slidingly receive said casing when the upper coupling member is lowered downwards onto the lower coupling member, wherein a hub of the second tubular member is fixed to the upper coupling member. The guide frame is provided with a layer of thermally insulating material on its outside. The liquid-filled space is delimited downwards by a bottom wall formed by thermally insulating material or covered by a layer of thermally insulating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Olav HANDE, Rolf BASTESEN, Anne-Beth SANDOY, Roy-Petter HESTSVEEN