Patents by Inventor Tormod Hansen

Tormod Hansen 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: 10873185
    Abstract: A subsea electric power distribution installation including: one or more MV switching apparatuses electrically connected with an electric power source an one or more electric loads, the switching apparatuses being adapted to switch a MV electric power supply to the electric loads; electronic equipment operatively associated with the switching apparatuses for managing the operation of the switching apparatuses, the electronic equipment being configured to receive a LV electric power supply. The subsea electric power distribution installation includes a centralized energy storage unit including one or more storing devices for storing electric energy to feed the electronic equipment, wherein the centralized energy storage unit is adapted to receive electric power from the electric power source to charge the storing devices, wherein the centralized energy storage unit is adapted to provide an electric power supply to the the electronic equipment by absorbing electric power from the storing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Luciano Di Maio, Dukkaiappan Subbiah Thevar, Pravin A. Futane, Marco Testa, Johan Gunnar, Kai Tormod Hansen
  • Publication number: 20190319457
    Abstract: A subsea electric power distribution installation (1) comprising: —one or more MV switching apparatuses (70) electrically connected with an electric power source (50) and one or more electric loads (60), said switching apparatuses being adapted to switch a MV electric power supply (V0) to said electric loads; —electronic equipment (11, 12) operatively associated with said switching apparatuses for managing the operation of said switching apparatuses, said electronic equipment being configured to receive a LV electric power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Luciano Di Maio, Dukkaiappan Subbiah Thevar, Pravin A. Futane, Marco Testa, Johan Gunnar, Kai Tormod Hansen
  • Patent number: 6619177
    Abstract: An apparatus, especially for clearing landmines, wherein there is arranged on a carrier machine (1) a flail unit (11) connected to an engine to power a flail rotor (12) equipped with chains and weights, which unit (11) comprises two flail arms (13) which at a first end support the flail rotor (12) and at a second end are made in the form of a frame (14), where the arms (13) are pivotally supported at a pivot point (17), so that when the flail rotor (12) is in operation the unit (11) will be maintained in a floating position relative to the surface of the terrain, which apparatus is equipped with a protective shield (15) between the flail rotor (12) and the carrier machine (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Norwegian Demining Consortium AS
    Inventors: Tormod Hansen, Dag Aspli, Barry Middlemass