Patents by Inventor Thomas S. Rooney

Thomas S. Rooney 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONCURRENTLY TRENCHING, LAYING AND BURYING UNDERWATER PIPELINE
    Publication number: 20170356161
    Abstract: A system and method for laying an underwater pipeline is provided. The present invention includes a plurality of pipe support rings connected together by tension cables. The tension cables are secured to a S or J laying ship by a winch. The plurality of pipe support rings form a pipe channel sized to guide the underwater pipeline. The present invention further includes a sea water pipe having a distal portion and a proximal end. The proximal end is fluidly connected with a pump on board the ship. The distal end includes a plurality of nozzles. The sea water pipe is disposed underneath the plurality of pipe support rings. The underwater pipeline is fed through the plurality of pipe support rings while the nozzles form a trench on a sea bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas S. Rooney
  • System and method of concurrently trenching, laying and burying underwater pipeline
    Patent number: 9834907
    Abstract: A system and method for laying an underwater pipeline is provided. The present invention includes a plurality of pipe support rings connected together by tension cables. The tension cables are secured to a S or J laying ship by a winch. The plurality of pipe support rings form a pipe channel sized to guide the underwater pipeline. The present invention further includes a sea water pipe having a distal portion and a proximal end. The proximal end is fluidly connected with a pump on board the ship. The distal end includes a plurality of nozzles. The sea water pipe is disposed underneath the plurality of pipe support rings. The underwater pipeline is fed through the plurality of pipe support rings while the nozzles form a trench on a sea bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas S. Rooney