Patents by Inventor Scott Oren Crook

Scott Oren Crook 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).

  • Apparatus, system and methods for sealing and severing a subsea pipeline
    Patent number: 8656939
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for sealing and severing a subsea pipe adapted to convey fluids, e.g., hydrocarbons, and systems and methods using such apparatus. The apparatus includes a housing adapted to attach to the pipe, a piercing tool for providing an opening in the pipe at a predetermined location and a mechanism for establishing fluid communication between a source of sealant material and space within the pipe adjacent the opening in the pipe, and a cutting mechanism for cutting the pipe. Methods disclosed include piercing the pipe to form an opening, injecting sealant material through the opening into the pipe to form a fluid-tight seal, and cutting the pipe through the seal to form sealed cut ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Jarred Christopher Sharp, Scott Oren Crook, Jimmie Dean Adkins, Daniel Christopher Kefford, Edward Shintaro Nakajima, Jean Michael Thibodeaux
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SEALING AND SEVERING A SUBSEA PIPELINE
    Publication number: 20130220436
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for sealing and severing a subsea pipe adapted to convey fluids, e.g., hydrocarbons, and systems and methods using such apparatus. The apparatus includes a housing adapted to attach to the pipe, a piercing tool for providing an opening in the pipe at a predetermined location and a mechanism for establishing fluid communication between a source of sealant material and space within the pipe adjacent the opening in the pipe, and a cutting mechanism for cutting the pipe. Methods disclosed include piercing the pipe to form an opening, injecting sealant material through the opening into the pipe to form a fluid-tight seal, and cutting the pipe through the seal to form sealed cut ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Jarred Christopher Sharp, Scott Oren Crook, Jimmie Dean Adkins, Daniel Christopher Kefford, Edward Shintaro Nakajima, Jean Michael Thibodeaux