Patents by Inventor Tyler Schilling
Tyler Schilling 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).
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Patent number: 9487280Abstract: Apparatus and methods to operationally link (couple/decouple) a plurality of relatively massive, complimentary payload platforms (i.e., suspended machinery and ROV) at relatively deep working depths in an unstable marine environment (water column) while the payload platforms are in-transit. An apparatus includes a suspended machinery, an ROV, a capture collar, an extendable/retractable harpoon, and actuating machinery to controllably effect extension and retraction thereof. A method includes providing an in-transit suspended machinery having a capture collar, providing an in-transit ROV having an extendable/retractable harpoon, approaching the in-transit suspended machinery with the ROV, maneuvering the ROV so as to bring an end of the partially extended harpoon into aligned proximity with the capture collar, and further extending the harpoon so that it securely engages the capture collar.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: FAIRFIELD INDUSTRIES INCORPORATEDInventors: Stephen W. Jewell, Arne Tyler Schilling, William P. Klassen
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Publication number: 20160186534Abstract: A subsea system comprising a subsea installation having at least one negotiable surface and at least one recharge station, at least one crawler freely movable on the surface of the subsea installation, and wherein each crawler has rechargeable means for charging by at least the recharge station.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2013Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Arne Tyler SCHILLING, Steven Mark COHAN
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Publication number: 20150284060Abstract: Apparatus and methods to operationally link (couple/decouple) a plurality of relatively massive, complimentary payload platforms (i.e., suspended machinery and ROV) at relatively deep working depths in an unstable marine environment (water column) while the payload platforms are in-transit. An apparatus includes a suspended machinery, an ROV, a capture collar, an extendable/retractable harpoon, and actuating machinery to controllably effect extension and retraction thereof. A method includes providing an in-transit suspended machinery having a capture collar, providing an in-transit ROV having an extendable/retractable harpoon, approaching the in-transit suspended machinery with the ROV, maneuvering the ROV so as to bring an end of the partially extended harpoon into aligned proximity with the capture collar, and further extending the harpoon so that it securely engages the capture collar.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2013Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Stephen W. Jewell, Arne Tyler Schilling, William P. Klassen
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Publication number: 20150204167Abstract: Generally, the present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for interfacing with subsea production equipment during operation. In one illustrative embodiment, a fluid sealing and transfer element is disclosed that includes, among other things, a flow body having a first end and a second end, a first flow groove (656g) proximate the first end, and a second flow groove (656g) proximate the second end. The illustrative fluid sealing and transfer element further includes first and second flow passages passing through the flow body, wherein the first flow passage intersects the first flow groove and the second flow passage intersects the second flow groove. Moreover, the fluid sealing and transfer element disclosed herein also includes and a third flow passage passing through the flow body, wherein the third flow passage intersects the first and second flow passages and facilitates fluid communication between the first and second flow grooves.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2012Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: FMC Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Harold Brian Skeels, Tyler Schilling, William Klassen, Scott Fulenwider
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Patent number: 7749008Abstract: The present invention is embodied in a submersible electrical cable connector having a cable-side connector assembly and a receptacle-side connector assembly. In a preferred embodiment, the cable-side connector assembly includes a generally circular printed circuit board having individual pin assemblies, each pin assembly having its own spring-loaded mechanism. The pin assemblies provide for an electrical connection between the cable-side connector assembly and the receptacle-side connector assembly. The printed circuit board also includes an oil valve that allows oil to flow between the cable-side connector assembly and the receptacle-side connector assembly when the two connector assemblies are coupled together. The cable-side connector assembly additionally includes a cap having a bleed valve that allows a user to remove air trapped within the submersible electrical cable connector when it is filled with oil.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2008Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Schilling Robotics, Inc.Inventors: William P. Klassen, A. Tyler Schilling, Jeffery D. Kroll, Stacy L. Wright
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Publication number: 20090068871Abstract: The present invention is embodied in a submersible electrical cable connector having a cable-side connector assembly and a receptacle-side connector assembly. In a preferred embodiment, the cable-side connector assembly includes a generally circular printed circuit board having individual pin assemblies, each pin assembly having its own spring-loaded mechanism. The pin assemblies provide for an electrical connection between the cable-side connector assembly and the receptacle-side connector assembly. The printed circuit board also includes an oil valve that allows oil to flow between the cable-side connector assembly and the receptacle-side connector assembly when the two connector assemblies are coupled together. The cable-side connector assembly additionally includes a cap having a bleed valve that allows a user to remove air trapped within the submersible electrical cable connector when it is filled with oil.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: Schilling Robotics, Inc.Inventors: William P. Klassen, A. Tyler Schilling, Jeffery D. Kroll, Stacy L. Wright
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Patent number: 6719578Abstract: A submersible electrical cable connector having a cable-side connector assembly and a receptacle-side connector assembly. The cable-side connector assembly including a flex-circuit having a circular head with a plurality of pins arranged in a symmetrically shaped configuration. The receptacle-side connector assembly including a molded contact conductor having a number of concentric conductive rings with insulating material positioned between each ring. Each concentric conductive ring makes a physical and electrical connection with at least one the pins in the symmetrically shaped configuration when the cable-side connector assembly and the receptacle-side connector assembly are coupled together.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2002Date of Patent: April 13, 2004Assignee: Schilling RoboticsInventors: William Klassen, Tyler Schilling, Jeff Kroll
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Publication number: 20030126985Abstract: Disclosed herein is a rotary vane actuator device with sealing assembly. The device includes a housing and a sealing assembly. The housing has a center opening defining a chamber. The housing includes opposing end plates for surrounding a stator. The stator having an aligned center opening and a rotor within the chamber. Within the chamber there are two openings, one serving as an inlet, the other serving as an outlet for rotational fluid. The rotor includes a vane assembly fixedly connected thereto. When the fluid enters the chamber, the fluid contacts the vane and moves the rotationally in the same direction. Each of the stator and the vane include seal packs. The end plates include sealing members which contact the stator and vane seal packs whether in the static or dynamic condition of the rotor. The combination of the seal packs and the end plate seal form the sealing assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2002Publication date: July 10, 2003Applicant: AlstomInventors: Greg Collier, William Klassen, Andy Lyons, Chris Mcllwain, Jeff Prince, Tyler Schilling, Pat Whelan
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Patent number: 6590158Abstract: A container for housing electrical and fiber-optic components in a controlled internal environment is provided. The container is configured to define a first chamber having a first pressure which substantially differs from a second pressure in a pressure region external to the sealed chamber and that is configured to transmit signals between the sealed container and the pressure region. The container has a housing that defines the first chamber and has two spaced-apart, confronting walls extending from the first chamber to a pressure region external to the first chamber. The container further has a seal assembly positioned between the confronting walls.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2002Date of Patent: July 8, 2003Assignee: Alstom Schilling RoboticsInventors: Tyler Schilling, William P. Klassen, David Davis
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Patent number: 6520068Abstract: Disclosed herein is a rotary vane actuator device with sealing assembly. The device includes a housing and a sealing assembly. The housing has a center opening defining a chamber. The housing includes opposing end plates for surrounding a stator. The stator having an aligned center opening and a rotor within the chamber. Within the chamber there are two openings, one serving as an inlet, the other serving as an outlet for rotational fluid. The rotor includes a vane assembly fixedly connected thereto. When the fluid enters the chamber, the fluid contacts the vane and moves the rotationally in the same direction. Each of the stator and the vane include seal packs. The end plates include sealing members which contact the stator and vane seal packs whether in the static or dynamic condition of the rotor. The combination of the seal packs and the end plate seal form the sealing assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2000Date of Patent: February 18, 2003Inventors: Greg Collier, William Klassen, Andy Lyons, Chris McIlwain, Jeff Prince, Tyler Schilling, Pat Whelan