Patents by Inventor Wayne Grobbelaar

Wayne Grobbelaar 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: 9857011
    Abstract: A reelable connection between facing ends of opposed pipe-in-pipe sections in which an end wall connects inner and outer pipes of each section to seal an end of an annular space defined between those pipes is disclosed. In each section, the inner pipe protrudes beyond the end wall and the outer pipe and is joined to an inner pipe of the opposed section, leaving opposed ends of the outer pipes of those sections spaced from each other. An insert positioned between the opposed ends of the outer pipes maintains the outer pipe diameter from one section to the other section across the connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Subsea 7 Limited
    Inventors: John Arthur Mair, Christian Geertsen, Wayne Grobbelaar
  • Publication number: 20140375049
    Abstract: A reelable connection between facing ends of opposed pipe-in-pipe sections in which an end wall connects inner and outer pipes of each section to seal an end of an annular space defined between those pipes is disclosed. In each section, the inner pipe protrudes beyond the end wall and the outer pipe and is joined to an inner pipe of the opposed section, leaving opposed ends of the outer pipes of those sections spaced from each other. An insert positioned between the opposed ends of the outer pipes maintains the outer pipe diameter from one section to the other section across the connection. Also, a method of reeling having the steps of making a connection between such pipe-in-pipe sections, positioning an insert to lie substantially flush between the opposed facing ends of the outer pipes, and winding the sections joined by the connection onto a reel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: John Arthur Mair, Christian Geertsen, Wayne Grobbelaar