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TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD
KY·41 granted patents·17 pending applications·299 citations·filing 2006–2025
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58 records- 0196US10316605B2Subsea energy storage for well control equipmentTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 11, 2019·15 cites·20 claims
- 0296US9822600B2Subsea energy storage for well control equipmentTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 21, 2017·16 cites·24 claims
- 0396US8373949B2Hybrid power plant for improved efficiency and dynamic performanceTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 12, 2013·22 cites·7 claims
- 0495US10885758B2Proximity-based personnel safety system and methodTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 5, 2021·16 cites·20 claims
- 0594US9494007B2Subsea energy storage for blow out preventers (BOP)TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 15, 2016·18 cites·27 claims
- 0694US8684092B2System and method for providing additional blowout preventer control redundancyTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 1, 2014·15 cites·9 claims
- 0793US10389113B2Hybrid power plant for improved efficiency and dynamic performanceTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 20, 2019·10 cites·26 claims
- 0893US9322264B2Communications systems and methods for subsea processorsTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 26, 2016·18 cites·20 claims
- 0992US10954737B1Systems and methods for initiating an emergency disconnect sequenceTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 23, 2021·20 cites·21 claims
- 1091US9444252B2Hybrid power plant for improved efficiency and dynamic performanceTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 13, 2016·15 cites·19 claims
- 1190US10402662B2Computer vision collision avoidance in drilling operationsTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 3, 2019·13 cites·26 claims
- 1289US7866399B2Apparatus and method for managed pressure drillingTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 11, 2011·57 cites·22 claims
- 1388US11708729B2Robotic system for making or breaking a riserTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 25, 2023·1 cites·22 claims
- 1488US9396398B2Computer vision collision avoidance in drilling operationsTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 19, 2016·17 cites·18 claims
- 1582US11585932B2Systems, methods and apparatus for characterizing stick-up height, position and orientation of a drill pipeTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 21, 2023·4 cites·10 claims
- 1681US9783199B2Dynamic positioning (DP) drive-off (DO) mitigation with inertial navigation systemTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 10, 2017·9 cites·19 claims
- 1779US12435582B2Robotic system for making or breaking a riserTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2024·Granted Oct 7, 2025·0 cites·23 claims
- 1877US10995891B2Connector assemblies for connecting tubulars and related methodsTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2017·Granted May 4, 2021·2 cites·39 claims
- 1976US10975651B2Apparatuses and methods for coupling one or more auxiliary lines to a subsea well control assemblyTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 13, 2021·2 cites·22 claims
- 2075US12006779B2Robotic system for making or breaking a riserTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Jun 11, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2175US10253572B2Redundant or combination traversing and RHC systems for derrick structuresTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 9, 2019·5 cites·21 claims
- 2274US10240430B2Supercharging pressure in a subsea well systemTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 26, 2019·3 cites·21 claims
- 2373US9080393B2Drilling riser retrieval in high currentTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 14, 2015·8 cites·9 claims
- 2472US12050266B2Systems, methods and apparatus for characterizing stick-up height, position and orientation of a drill pipeTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 30, 2024·0 cites·12 claims
- 2571US2025277413A1Drilling automation systemTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2669US2022029417A1Hybrid power plant for improved efficiency and dynamic performanceTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2768US12158065B2Integrated end-to-end well construction automation systemTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 3, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 2867US9328283B2Prevention of gas hydrates formation in BOP fluids in deep water operationsTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2014·Granted May 3, 2016·1 cites·16 claims
- 2966US7880342B2DC bus regulatorTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 1, 2011·7 cites·59 claims
- 3062US2020185915A1Hybrid power plant for improved efficiency and dynamic performanceTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 3162US2022090718A1Connector assemblies for connecting tubulars and related methodsTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3261US11802460B2Station keeping and emergency disconnecting capability for a vessel connected to a subsea wellhead in shallow waterTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 31, 2023·0 cites·36 claims
- 3360US12037865B2Apparatuses and methods for coupling one or more auxiliary lines to a subsea well control assemblyTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 16, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 3458US9617803B2Hybrid tensioning of riser stringTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 11, 2017·1 cites·30 claims
- 3557US2018076615A1Autonomous Tie BreakerTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 3656US9353594B2Method and apparatus for subsea hose replacementTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2015·Granted May 31, 2016·2 cites·9 claims
- 3756US2025305391A1Rotary multi toolTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3855US2020202135A1Computer vision collision avoidance in drilling operationsTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 3954US12264558B2Rotary multi toolTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 1, 2025·0 cites·23 claims
- 4054US10101223B2Smart load pin for draw-worksTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 16, 2018·1 cites·17 claims
- 4154US9825457B2Breaker design for power system resiliencyTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 21, 2017·0 cites·19 claims
- 4254US2018238124A1Hybrid tensioning of riser string operating with energy storage deviceTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 4353US12025270B2Emergency stop system for drill floor safetyTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 2, 2024·0 cites·11 claims
- 4452US2018238123A1Anti-recoil control design using a hybrid riser tensioning system in deepwater drillingTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 4551US9963944B2Hybrid tensioning of riser string operating with energy storage deviceTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2016·Granted May 8, 2018·0 cites·10 claims
- 4650US10802899B2Drilling tubular identificationTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 13, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 4750US9988861B2Anti-recoil control design using a hybrid riser tensioning system in deepwater drillingTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 5, 2018·0 cites·25 claims
- 4847US9316078B2Inductive shearing of drilling pipeTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 19, 2016·0 cites·19 claims
- 4945US2019049323A1Smart load pin for draw-worksTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 5041US9382767B2Cantilever contained drilling unit utilizing vertical tubular conveyance and standbuilding systemTRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 5, 2016·1 cites·29 claims
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