Patents by Inventor Tom Henning

Tom Henning 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: 10364639
    Abstract: This invention relates to a sealing apparatus, system and method for use in a well pipe. The apparatus has a mandrel arranged around a center axis through the apparatus, a radially movable gripping device arranged around the mandrel, a radially movable packer element arranged around the mandrel, and an axially movable activation device designed to set up axial forces for activating the apparatus. The apparatus also includes a radially movable centralizer arranged around the mandrel for centring the apparatus. The activation device being operatively connected to the gripping device, the packer element and the centralizer for the respective activation and radial movement of each, via power transmission of axial forces, between retracted, passive positions and expanded, active positions relative to the center axis of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: E Holstad Holding AS
    Inventors: Tommy Svartvatn, Tom Henning Bode, Frode Flugheim Heggestad, Arnulf Bye, Thomas Berge, Evald Holstad, Thomas Bergan Johansen, Oyvind Naess Johannessen
  • Patent number: 9919316
    Abstract: A method of creating a zone of high-gradient magnetic field in a Kittel open domain structure is disclosed. The method is based on a magnetic system of an open domain structure type and is embodied in the form of two substantially rectangular constant magnets which are mated by the side faces thereof, whose magnetic field polarities are oppositely directed and the magnetic anisotropy is greater than the magnetic induction of the materials thereof. The magnets are mounted on a common base comprising a plate which is made of a non-retentive material and mates with the lower faces of the magnets, thin plates which are made of a non-retentive material, are placed on the top faces of the magnets and forms a gap arranged above the top edges of the magnets mated faces. A nonmagnetic substrate for separated material is located above the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Giamag Technologies AS
    Inventors: Vladimir Alexandrovich Glebov, Alexey Vladimirovich Glebov, Evgeny Ivanovich Ilyashenko, Arne Torbjørn Skjeltorp, Tom Henning Johansen
  • Publication number: 20170234102
    Abstract: This invention relates to a sealing apparatus, system and method for use in a well pipe. The apparatus has a mandrel arranged around a centre axis through the apparatus, a radially movable gripping device arranged around the mandrel, a radially movable packer element arranged around the mandrel, and an axially movable activation device designed to set up axial forces for activating the apparatus. The apparatus also includes a radially movable centralizer arranged around the mandrel for centring the apparatus. The activation device being operatively connected to the gripping device, the packer element and the centralizer for the respective activation and radial movement of each, via power transmission of axial forces, between retracted, passive positions and expanded, active positions relative to the centre axis of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Tommy Svartvatn, Tom Henning Bode, Frode Flugheim Heggestad, Arnulf Bye, Thomas Berge, Evald Holstad, Thomas Bergan Johansen, Oyvind Naess Johannessen
  • Publication number: 20150266030
    Abstract: A method of creating a zone of high-gradient magnetic field in a Kittel open domain structure is disclosed. The method is based on a magnetic system of an open domain structure type and is embodied in the form of two substantially rectangular constant magnets which are mated by the side faces thereof, whose magnetic field polarities are oppositely directed and the magnetic anisotropy is greater than the magnetic induction of the materials thereof. The magnets are mounted on a common base comprising a plate which is made of a non-retentive material and mates with the lower faces of the magnets, thin plates which are made of a non-retentive material, are placed on the top faces of the magnets and forms a gap arranged above the top edges of the magnets mated faces. A nonmagnetic substrate for separated material is located above the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: Giamag Technologies AS
    Inventors: Vladimir Alexandrovich Glebov, Alexey Vladimirovich Glebov, Evgeny Ivanovich Ilyashenko, Arne Torbjørn Skjeltorp, Tom Henning Johansen
  • Patent number: 9073060
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic separation device and is used for separating paramagnetic substances from diamagnetic substances, the paramagnetic substances according to the paramagnetic susceptibility thereof and the diamagnetic substances according to the diamagnetic susceptibility thereof. Said invention can be used for electronics, metallurgy and chemistry, for separating biological objects and for removing heavy metals and organic impurities from water, etc. The inventive device is based on a magnetic system of an open domain structure type and is embodied in the form of two substantially rectangular constant magnets (1, 2) which are mated by the side faces thereof, whose magnetic field polarities are oppositely directed and the magnetic anisotropy is greater than the magnetic induction of the materials thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Giamag Technologies AS
    Inventors: Vladimir Alexandrovich Glebov, Alexey Vladimirovich Glebov, Evgeny Ivanovich Ilyashenko, Arne Torbjørn Skjeltorp, Tom Henning Johansen
  • Publication number: 20100187763
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sealing device comprising a sealing (1) which is threaded onto a sleeve (7), where the sleeve (7) is located in a base tube (11) comprising valve ports (12), and where the sealing device shall seal between the sleeve (7) and the base tube (11). The invention is characterized in that the sealing (1) is held in place by support rings (2), where the support rings is held in place by locking rings (3), where the lockings rings (3) fit into an inner suitable locking groove (6) in the sleeve (7), where the sleeve (7) comprises a threaded portion (8), where a locking nut (5) comprising an outer suitable locking groove (6) is arranged to be screwed over the sleeves (7) threaded portion (8) and to be tightened sufficiently to hold the locking rings (3), support rings (2) and sealing (1) in place outside the sleeve (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventor: Tom Henning Bode
  • Publication number: 20100012591
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic separation device and is used for separating paramagnetic substances from diamagnetic substances, the paramagnetic substances according to the paramagnetic susceptibility thereof and the diamagnetic substances according to the diamagnetic susceptibility thereof. Said invention can be used for electronics, metallurgy and chemistry, for separating biological objects and for removing heavy metals and organic impurities from water, etc. The inventive device is based on a magnetic system of an open domain structure type and is embodied in the form of two substantially rectangular constant magnets (1, 2) which are mated by the side faces thereof, whose magnetic field polarities are oppositely directed and the magnetic anisotropy is greater than the magnetic induction of the materials thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: INSTITUTT FOR ENERGITEKNIKK
    Inventors: Vladimir Alexandrovich Glebov, Alexey Vladimirovich Glebov, Evgeny Ivanovich Ilyashenko, Arne Torbjorn Skjeltorp, Tom Henning Johansen
  • Patent number: 6272252
    Abstract: A method of improving the compression ratio of image data in the form of foreground data printed over background data by arranging both kinds of data pixels into 8 by 8 pixel blocks. All blocks that do not contain at least one pixel to be printed are deleted before compression. The deleted blocks will be entirely background pixels that will be overlaid by foreground pixels, or entirely foreground pixels that will not be printed because they are located outside of foreground masks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: George L. Eldridge, Farzin Blurfrushan, Tom Henning, San A. Phong, Li-Fung Cheung