Patents by Inventor Scott E. COBLITZ

Scott E. COBLITZ 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: 9914514
    Abstract: A subsea vessel includes filler material, which may be enclosed by an outer shell and may provide the vessel with a density for floatation. Exemplary applications for the vessels include buoyancy and tanks to hold fluids for operations subsea. The filler may include thermoplastic materials and/or concrete, which may be formed to create internal void spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
    Inventors: Scott E. Coblitz, Amal C. Phadke, Derrick Laskowski, Dan Mueller, Daniel R. Givan, George Z. Gu
  • Patent number: 9254893
    Abstract: A subsea platform transporter includes a plurality of pontoon members, a plurality of column members interconnecting select adjacent ones of the plurality of pontoon members forming a support frame having an inner platform receiving area, a plurality of buoyancy members mechanically linked to at least one of the plurality of pontoon members and the plurality of column members, and a plurality of platform retaining members mounted to one or more of the plurality of pontoon members and the plurality of column members about the inner platform receiving area. The plurality of platform retaining members is configured and disposed to selectively retain and release a platform supported by the subsea platform transporter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: Amal C. Phadke, George Z. Gu, Scott E. Coblitz, Daniel R. Givan, Derrick Laskowski, Chad A. Petrash
  • Publication number: 20160023732
    Abstract: A subsea vessel includes filler material, which may be enclosed by an outer shell and may provide the vessel with a density for floatation. Exemplary applications for the vessels include buoyancy and tanks to hold fluids for operations subsea. The filler may include thermoplastic materials and/or concrete, which may be formed to create internal void spaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Scott E. COBLITZ, Amal C. PHADKE, Derrick LASKOWSKI, Dan MUELLER, Daniel R. GIVAN, George Z. GU
  • Publication number: 20150132066
    Abstract: A subsea platform transporter includes a plurality of pontoon members, a plurality of column members interconnecting select adjacent ones of the plurality of pontoon members forming a support frame having an inner platform receiving area, a plurality of buoyancy members mechanically linked to at least one of the plurality of pontoon members and the plurality of column members, and a plurality of platform retaining members mounted to one or more of the plurality of pontoon members and the plurality of column members about the inner platform receiving area. The plurality of platform retaining members is configured and disposed to selectively retain and release a platform supported by the subsea platform transporter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Amal C. PHADKE, George Z. GU, Scott E. COBLITZ, Daniel R. GIVAN, Derrick LASKOWSKI, Chad A. PETRASH