Patents by Inventor Steinar Midttveit

Steinar Midttveit 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: 6050747
    Abstract: A rotating connector or coupling device for interconnection between at least one fluid passage (9) through a submerged buoy (1, 2) and a pipe system on a floating vessel for the production of hydrocarbons, comprising a pair of cooperating, fluid-transferring swivel members in the form of a female member (3) and a male member (4) which may be introduced axially into or withdrawn from each other, the female member (4) being permanently fixed to the buoy (1, 2), and an electrohydraulic swivel (30) which is arranged on the top of the male swivel member (4) and comprises partly a slip-ring arrangement (37, 45) for the transfer of high electric power and electrical/optical control signals, and partly a number of hydraulic courses for the transfer of hydraulic signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap A.S.
    Inventor: Steinar Midttveit