Patents by Inventor Thierry Tioffo

Thierry Tioffo 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).

  • Subsea screen connection assembly
    Patent number: 10014678
    Abstract: A subsea screen connection assembly configured to electrically couple a subsea cable having an earth screen, the earth screen at least partially surrounding a cable core, to a subsea device. The subsea connection assembly has a connector body configured to be electrically connected to the subsea device and a clamping element configured to at least partially surround the earth screen of the subsea cable in a circumferential direction and to apply a clamping force in a radial direction to the at least partially surrounded earth screen of the subsea cable, the inner diameter of the clamping element being adjustable, and the clamping element configured to electrically connect the earth screen to the connector body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wesley Barrett, Neil Knight, Thierry Tioffo
  • SUBSEA SCREEN CONNECTION ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20170125994
    Abstract: A subsea screen connection assembly configured to electrically couple a subsea cable having an earth screen, the earth screen at least partially surrounding a cable core, to a subsea device. The subsea connection assembly has a connector body configured to be electrically connected to the subsea device and a clamping element configured to at least partially surround the earth screen of the subsea cable in a circumferential direction and to apply a clamping force in a radial direction to the at least partially surrounded earth screen of the subsea cable, the inner diameter of the clamping element being adjustable, and the clamping element configured to electrically connect the earth screen to the connector body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wesley Barrett, Neil Knight, Thierry Tioffo