Patents by Inventor Runar BIRKELAND

Runar BIRKELAND 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: 10689922
    Abstract: A heave compensation and riser tensioning system and method for an offshore drilling or production operation. The system includes at least one motor assembly, wherein the motor assembly further includes at least one motor; a drum assembly bracket; at least one wire drum; and at least one wire rope. The at least one wire rope has a first end fixedly attached to the wire drum, and a second end fixedly attached to a riser tension ring. The at least one motor is coupled to the at least one wire drum via a gear assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: CASTOR DRILLING SOLUTION AS
    Inventors: Paal Anders Taraldrud, Øyvind Vaagland Reiten, Christian Bertil Von Der Ohe, Tommy Skibelid, Øyvind Haugen, Runar Birkeland
  • Publication number: 20190071938
    Abstract: A heave compensation and riser tensioning system and method for an offshore drilling or production operation. The system includes at least one motor assembly, wherein the motor assembly further includes at least one motor; a drum assembly bracket; at least one wire drum; and at least one wire rope. The at least one wire rope having has a first end fixedly attached to the wire drum, and a second end fixedly attached to a riser tension ring. The at least one motor is coupled to the at least one wire drum via a gear assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Paal Anders TARALDRUD, Øyvind VAAGLAND REITEN, Christian Bertil VON DER OHE, Tommy SKIBELID, Øyvind HAUGEN, Runar BIRKELAND
  • Patent number: 9371705
    Abstract: A device for connecting and disconnecting an active compensator actuator or additional passive compensator actuators from a passive compensated load bearing unit during operation and at static suspended condition. The device comprises a connection arrangement (7), which is operatively connected to a crown block. The connection device (7) is adapted to selectively grip a second end (18) of the heave compensator actuator (1). The device comprises further a safety arrangement (6) which are adapted to selectively grip the second end (18) of the heave compensator actuator (1) when it is not in engagement with the connection arrangement (7), the device comprises also a support arrangement (2), which is adapted to support the heave compensator actuator when it is not connected to the crown block (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Castor Drilling Solution AS
    Inventors: Runar Birkeland, Paal Anders Taraldrud
  • Publication number: 20150315856
    Abstract: A device for connecting and disconnecting an active compensator actuator or additional passive compensator actuators from a passive compensated load bearing unit during operation and at static suspended condition. The device comprises a connection arrangement (7), which is operatively connected to a crown block. The connection device (7) is adapted to selectively grip a second end (18) of the heave compensator actuator (1). The device comprises further a safety arrangement (6) which are adapted to selectively grip the second end (18) of the heave compensator actuator (1) when it is not in engagement with the connection arrangement (7), the device comprises also a support arrangement (2), which is adapted to support the heave compensator actuator when it is not connected to the crown block (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: Castor Drilling Solutions AS
    Inventors: Runar BIRKELAND, Paal Anders TARALDRUD