Patents by Inventor Yuan Lang Cai

Yuan Lang Cai 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).

  • Pneumatic load-transfer system and method for mating an integrated deck with a pre-installed platform substructure
    Patent number: 9469957
    Abstract: A new pneumatic load transfer and shock absorbing system is disclosed. The pneumatic system includes a layer of air-bags to perform two basic functions during a floatover installation operation: 1) lifting the platform deck from the support to create additional air gaps at the mating surfaces, and the heave motions of the lifted platform deck may be reduced; 2) performing as a shock absorbing device with variable vertical stiffness easily controlled by the air-bag internal air pressure during the mating operation and the separation operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignees: China National Offshore Oil Corp., China Offshore Oil Engineering Co.
    Inventors: James Lee, Wen Jun Zhong, Han Jun Yin, Xin Zhong Li, Mo Fan, Xiao Hong Zhou, Yuan Lang Cai, Xiao Long Yang, Xiao Wei Zhang, Liang Wang
  • Pneumatic Load-Transfer System and Method for Mating an Integrated Deck with a Pre-installed Platform Substructure
    Publication number: 20150240439
    Abstract: A new pneumatic load transfer and shock absorbing system is disclosed. The pneumatic system includes a layer of air-bags to perform two basic functions during a floatover installation operation: 1) lifting the platform deck from the support to create additional air gaps at the mating surfaces, and the heave motions of the lifted platform deck may be reduced; 2) performing as a shock absorbing device with variable vertical stiffness easily controlled by the air-bag internal air pressure during the mating operation and the separation operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicants: China Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd., China National Offshore Oil Corp.
    Inventors: James Lee, Wen Jun Zhong, Han Jun Yin, Xin Zhong Li, Mo Fan, Xiao Hong Zhou, Yuan Lang Cai, Xiao Long Yang, Xiao Wei Zhang, Liang Wang