Patents by Inventor Tormod HERTZENBERG

Tormod HERTZENBERG 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 for routing chemicals in a chemical plant
    Patent number: 10198012
    Abstract: A system for automatic routing of chemicals includes a plurality of equipment, including a source and a destination, and one or more possible paths between the source and destination. The system further includes a process control unit to communicate with the equipment, a routing control unit to communicate with the process control unit. The routing control unit is provided with control algorithms for finding an optimum path between the source and the destination based at least partially on feedback from the process control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: National Oilwell Varco Norway AS
    Inventors: Svenn Kristoffersen, Jan Helge Sørensen, Tormod Hertzenberg, Thomas Klemetsen, Deepak Arora
  • System and Method for Routing Chemicals in a Chemical Plant
    Publication number: 20160231754
    Abstract: A system for automatic routing of chemicals includes a plurality of equipment, including a source and a destination, and one or more possible paths between the source and destination. The system further includes a process control unit to communicate with the equipment, a routing control unit to communicate with the process control unit. The routing control unit is provided with control algorithms for finding an optimum path between the source and the destination based at least partially on feedback from the process control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Svenn KRISTOFFERSEN, Jan Helge SØRENSEN, Tormod HERTZENBERG, Thomas KLEMETSEN, Deepak ARORA