Patents by Inventor Tor Erik Hildén

Tor Erik Hildén 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).

  • Process and apparatus for injecting LCD into an offshore injection well
    Patent number: 8931287
    Abstract: A water-going liquefied carbon dioxide (LCD) transport vessel having a pressurized and refrigerated LCD container, a cargo discharge pump within the container for pumping LCD out of] the container along a conduit, a booster pump for pumping LCD along the conduit to a platform, a first backflow line downstream of the cargo pump to the container, a second backflow line from downstream of the booster pump to the container, and optionally a heater arranged to heat LCD flowing from the vessel along the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Inventors: Audun Aspelund, Henrik Krogstad, Tor Erling Sandvik, Jan Einar Fivelstad, Roar Frode Henningsen, Leif Roar Wongraven, Tor Erik Hilden, Narve Oma
  • Vessel
    Publication number: 20080256959
    Abstract: A water-going liquefied carbon dioxide (LCD) transport vessel comprising a pressurised and refrigerated LCD container, a cargo discharge pump within said container for pumping LCD out of said container along a conduit, a booster pump for pumping LCD along the conduit to a platform, a first backflow line downstream of the cargo pump to the container, a second backflow line from downstream of the booster pump to the container, and optionally a heater arranged to heat LCD flowing from said vessel along the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicants: STATOIL ASA, SINVENT AS, ORKLA ENGINEERING, TEEKAY NORWAY AS
    Inventors: Audun Aspelund, Henrik Krogstad, Tor Erling Sandvik, Jan Einar Fivelstad, Roar Frode Henningsen, Leif Roar Wongraven, Tor Erik Hilden, Narve Oma
  • Crude oil transportation system
    Patent number: 6976443
    Abstract: A crude oil transportation system uses a dynamically positionable floating crude oil storage and offloading vessel and a dynamically positionable shuttle tanker. The dynamically positionable floating crude oil storage and offloading vessel is a self-contained unit including a flexible transfer hose for connecting to the production platform and a flexible discharge hose for connection to the dynamically positionable shuttle tanker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Inventors: Narve Oma, Tor Erik Hildén, Kjell Egil Helgoy, Trygve G. Egge
  • A Method and a system for loading and storage of oil from a production platform on a dynamically positioned tanker
    Publication number: 20040099337
    Abstract: A method and a system for loading and storage of oil from a production platform on a tanker (FSO vessel) which is equipped with a dynamic positioning system (DP system), the oil being transferred via a loading hose extending between the platform and the tanker. The tanker when required is moved substantially along a circular arc which is predefined in relation to the platform, at the same time as the tanker by means of the DP system when required is turned about a defined point on the tanker, for achieving an optimum power consumption during the loading operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: Navion ASA
    Inventors: Tor Erik Hilden, Trygve Gerhard Egge, Narve Oma, Kjell Egil Helgoy