Patents by Inventor Upul FERNANDO

Upul FERNANDO 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).

  • Contact pressure limitation
    Patent number: 10053921
    Abstract: Apparatus and a method are disclosed for limiting contact pressure between a flexible pipe and a bending guide member. The apparatus includes a bending guide member extending over a covered region of a flexible pipe in which the flexible pipe can bend wherein a gap between an inner surface of the bending guide member and an outer surface on the flexible pipe in at least a portion of the covered region is tapered and narrows towards an unconstrained end of the bending guide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: GE OIL & GAS UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Jian Zhao, Andrew Roberts, Upul Fernando
  • CONTACT PRESSURE LIMITATION
    Publication number: 20170096861
    Abstract: Apparatus and a method are disclosed for limiting contact pressure between a flexible pipe and a bending guide member. The apparatus includes a bending guide member extending over a covered region of a flexible pipe in which the flexible pipe can bend wherein a gap between an inner surface of the bending guide member and an outer surface on the flexible pipe in at least a portion of the covered region is tapered and narrows towards an unconstrained end of the bending guide member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Jian SHAO, Andrew ROBERTS, Upul FERNANDO