Patents by Inventor Trond Stokka Meling

Trond Stokka Meling 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).

  • Disconnectable production dock (DPD) for turret free disconnectable weather vaning FPSO
    Patent number: 9616975
    Abstract: System for mooring a large vessel for production of hydrocarbons, such vessel for example being a FPSO vessel, the mooring system comprising at least two floating bodies of the hang-off type, moored by means of differentiated compliance spread anchoring system to the sea bed, allowing partly weathervaning of the large vessel; a riser system extending from the sea bed to each the floating bodies, and means for transfer of fluids from the two floating bodies to the large vessel, the floating bodies and the large vessel being provided with locking means, locking floating bodies to the large vessel at the bow and the stern of the vessel in a mechanically rigid manner, thus providing a integrated, rigidly fixed unit comprising the large vessel and the floating bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: STATOIL PETROLEUM AS
    Inventors: Trond Stokka Meling, Arnt Olufsen
  • Disconnectable production dock (DPD) for turret free disconnectable weather vaning FPSO
    Patent number: 8904949
    Abstract: System for mooring a large vessel for production of hydrocarbons, such vessel for example being a FPSO vessel, the mooring system including at least two floating bodies of the hang-off type, moored by means of differentiated compliance spread anchoring system to the sea bed, allowing partly weathervaning of the large vessel; a riser system extending from the sea bed to each the floating bodies, and means for transfer of fluids from the two floating bodies to the large vessel, the floating bodies and the large vessel being provided with locking means, locking floating bodies to the large vessel at the bow and the stern of the vessel in a mechanically rigid manner, thus providing a integrated, rigidly fixed unit comprising the large vessel and the floating bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Statoil Petroleum AS
    Inventors: Trond Stokka Meling, Arnt Olufsen
  • DISCONNECTABLE PRODUCTION DOCK (DPD) FOR TURRET FREE DISCONNECTABLE WEATHER VANING FPSO
    Publication number: 20140345512
    Abstract: System for mooring a large vessel for production of hydrocarbons, such vessel for example being a FPSO vessel, the mooring system comprising at least two floating bodies of the hang-off type, moored by means of differentiated compliance spread anchoring system to the sea bed, allowing partly weathervaning of the large vessel; a riser system extending from the sea bed to each the floating bodies, and means for transfer of fluids from the two floating bodies to the large vessel, the floating bodies and the large vessel being provided with locking means, locking floating bodies to the large vessel at the bow and the stern of the vessel in a mechanically rigid manner, thus providing a integrated, rigidly fixed unit comprising the large vessel and the floating bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Trond Stokka MELING, Arnt OLUFSEN
  • DISCONNECTABLE PRODUCTION DOCK (DPD) FOR TURRET FREE DISCONNECTABLE WEATHER VANING FPSO
    Publication number: 20110263169
    Abstract: System for mooring a large vessel for production of hydrocarbons, such vessel for example being a FPSO vessel, the mooring system including at least two floating bodies of the hang-off type, moored by means of differentiated compliance spread anchoring system to the sea bed, allowing partly weathervaning of the large vessel; a riser system extending from the sea bed to each the floating bodies, and means for transfer of fluids from the two floating bodies to the large vessel, the floating bodies and the large vessel being provided with locking means, locking floating bodies to the large vessel at the bow and the stern of the vessel in a mechanically rigid manner, thus providing a integrated, rigidly fixed unit comprising the large vessel and the floating bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: STATOIL PETROLEUM AS
    Inventors: Trond Stokka Meling, Arnt Olufsen