Transocean Ltd. Active Patents
51 granted patents the USPTO still lists as patented, newest filing first, as the USPTO Open Data Portal records them; the company is the first-named applicant. The application number opens the full record at Patent Center.
- 2025-05-01: Application 19196394; Invention DRILLING AUTOMATION SYSTEM; Applicant TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED; Status Patented Case.
- 2025-03-26: Application 19090965; Invention ROTARY MULTI TOOL; Applicant TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED; Status Patented Case.
- 2023-11-07: Application 18387708; Invention INTEGRATED END-TO-END WELL CONSTRUCTION AUTOMATION SYSTEM; Applicant TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED; Status Patented Case.
- 2023-09-18: Application 18369653; Invention ROTARY MULTI TOOL; Applicant TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED; Status Patented Case.
| Filed | Application | Invention | Applicant | Status | Granted | Patent | Published as | Inventor name | Inventor country | Examiner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-01 | 19196394 | DRILLING AUTOMATION SYSTEM | TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED | Patented Case | 2026-05-26 | 12637913 | US20250277413A1 | Jason BAKER Barry BRANIFF Michael COADY Shane MCCLAUGHERTY Scott MCKAIG Keith BOUGHTON | United States United States United States United States United States United States | BEMKO, TARAS P |
| 2025-03-26 | 19090965 | ROTARY MULTI TOOL | TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED | Patented Case | 2026-05-05 | 12618306 | US20250305391A1 | Tor Sigurd SLETTEBO Gregory EMBERLEY Michael CZARNOTA Anders HOLGERSEN | United States United States United States Norway | SAYRE, JAMES G |
| 2023-11-07 | 18387708 | INTEGRATED END-TO-END WELL CONSTRUCTION AUTOMATION SYSTEM | TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED | Patented Case | 2024-12-03 | 12158065 | US20240295171A1 | Mr. Barry BRANIFF Mr. Jason BAKER Mr. Michael COADY Mr. Shane MCCLAUGHERTY Mr. Scott MCKAIG Mr. Luis R. PEREIRA Mr. Craig MCCORMICK Mr. Kenny THOMSON Mr. Darrel PELLEY | United States United States United States United States United States United States United States United States United States | BROWN, MICHAEL J |
| 2023-09-18 | 18369653 | ROTARY MULTI TOOL | TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED | Patented Case | 2025-04-01 | 12264558 | US20240271506A1 | Tor Sigurd SLETTEBO Mr. Gregory EMBERLEY Michael CZARNOTA Mr. Anders HOLGERSEN | United States United States United States Norway | SAYRE, JAMES G |
| 2023-08-09 | 18276632 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF HYDRAULICALLY ACTUATED DEVICES AND RELATED SYSTEMS | TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED | Patented Case | 2026-07-07 | 12674368 | US20240133262A1 | Mr. Scott REYNOLDS Mr. Craig MCCORMICK Mr. Robert Eugene MEBANE III | United States United States United States | WORKU, KIDEST |
| 2023-04-13 | 18031709 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING CORROSION OF DRILL EQUIPMENT DUE TO DRILLING FLUID | TRANSOCEAN SERVICES AS | Patented Case | 2025-03-04 | 12241320 | US20230392459A1 | Mr. Ove STAVO | United States | BATES, ZAKIYA W |
| 2023-03-29 | 18029307 | DRILLING AUTOMATION SYSTEM | TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE DEEPWATER DRILLING INC. | Patented Case | 2025-05-06 | 12291930 | US20240018834A1 | Mr. Jason BAKER Mr. Barry BRANIFF Mr. Michael COADY Mr. Shane MCCLAUGHERTY Mr. Scott MCKAIG Mr. Keith BOUGHTON | United States United States United States United States United States United States | BEMKO, TARAS P |
| 2023-02-21 | 18112176 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CHARACTERIZING STICK-UP HEIGHT, POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF A DRILL PIPE | TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED | Patented Case | 2024-07-30 | 12050266 | US20240027620A1 | Charles BLAKELY Bradley J. PREVOST | United States United States | PEKO, BRITTANY RENEE |
| 2022-12-27 | 18088993 | SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING FLUID HAMMER IN SUBSEA SYSTEMS | TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE DEEPWATER DRILLING INC. | Patented Case | 2025-03-11 | 12247452 | US20230203905A1 | Craig MCCORMICK Scott REYNOLDS Robert MEBANE Mete MUTLU Jean Paul BUISINE | United States United States United States United States United States | WOOD, DOUGLAS S |
| 2022-07-08 | 17860753 | INTEGRATED END-TO-END WELL CONSTRUCTION AUTOMATION SYSTEM | TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE DEEPWATER DRILLING INC. | Patented Case | 2023-11-07 | 11808132 | US20220341309A1 | Barry BRANIFF Jason BAKER Michael COADY Shane MCCLAUGHERTY Scott MCKAIG Luis R. PEREIRA Craig MCCORMICK Kenny THOMSON Darrel PELLEY | United States United States United States United States United States United States United States United States United States | BROWN, MICHAEL J |
| 2022-04-26 | 17729556 | SUBSEA PUMPING APPARATUSES AND RELATED METHODS | Transocean Innovation Labs, Ltd. | Patented Case | 2024-10-08 | 12110895 | US20230079573A1 | Guy Robert BABBITT John Matthew DALTON Luis R. PEREIRA James Edward KERSEY | United States United States United States United States | BOBISH, CHRISTOPHER S |
| 2022-01-31 | 17588828 | PROXIMITY-BASED PERSONNEL SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD | Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited | Patented Case | 2023-09-19 | 11763653 | US20220223022A1 | Paul JOHNSON Travis MCGUIRE | United States United States | BLOUNT, ERIC |
| 2021-12-31 | 17566792 | EMERGENCY STOP SYSTEM FOR DRILL FLOOR SAFETY | Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited | Patented Case | 2024-07-02 | 12025270 | US20220120160A1 | Travis MCGUIRE Brad HAMILTON Jerald COLBERT Shane MCCLAUGHERTY | United States United States United States United States | MAHASE, PAMESHANAND |
| 2021-10-19 | 17505127 | STATION KEEPING AND EMERGENCY DISCONNECTING CAPABILITY FOR A VESSEL CONNECTED TO A SUBSEA WELLHEAD IN SHALLOW WATER | Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited | Patented Case | 2023-10-31 | 11802460 | US20220251920A1 | Craig MCCORMICK Scott REYNOLDS Darrel PELLEY | United States United States United States | SAYRE, JAMES G |
| 2021-09-20 | 17479354 | METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE RELIABILITY OF HYDRAULICALLY-ACTUATED DEVICES AND RELATED SYSTEMS | Transocean Innovation Labs Ltd. | Patented Case | 2025-05-20 | 12305502 | US20220003112A1 | Andrew LEACH Matthew BOIKE Luis Rafael PEREIRA | United States United States United States | HANCOCK, DIANA ROBERT |
| 2021-08-13 | 17402265 | ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR MAKING OR BREAKING A RISER | Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited | Patented Case | 2022-11-15 | 11499383 | US20220098939A1 | Craig MCCORMICK Michael COADY John MARTIN James LIPPOLD Michael WILLEY Shane McClaugherty | United States United States United States United States United States | SEBESTA, CHRISTOPHER J |
| 2021-04-09 | 17226679 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR COUPLING ONE OR MORE AUXILIARY LINES TO A SUBSEA WELL CONTROL ASSEMBLY | Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited | Patented Case | 2024-07-16 | 12037865 | US20210363850A1 | John KOZICZ Craig MCCORMICK | United States United States | WOOD, DOUGLAS S |
| 2021-04-01 | 17220217 | MANIFOLDS FOR PROVIDING HYDRAULIC FLUID TO A SUBSEA BLOWOUT PREVENTER AND RELATED METHODS | Transocean Innovation Labs Ltd. | Patented Case | 2023-10-24 | 11795776 | US20220049568A1 | Guy Robert BABBITT James Edward KERSEY Nicholas Paul ECHTER Kristina WEYER-GEIGEL | United States United States United States United States | LEMBO, AARON LLOYD |
| 2021-03-08 | 17195196 | METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE RELIABILITY OF HYDRAULICALLY-ACTUATED DEVICES AND RELATED SYSTEMS | Transocean Innovation Labs Ltd. | Patented Case | 2024-07-16 | 12037891 | US20210317737A1 | Andrew LEACH Matthew BOIKE Luis Rafael PEREIRA | United States United States United States | HANCOCK, DIANA ROBERT |
| 2020-12-08 | 17114892 | PROXIMITY-BASED PERSONNEL SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD | Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited | Patented Case | 2022-02-01 | 11238717 | US20210192915A1 | Paul JOHNSON Travis MCGUIRE | United States United States | BLOUNT, ERIC |
| 2020-11-06 | 17091842 | RELIABILITY ASSESSABLE SYSTEMS FOR ACTUATING HYDRAULICALLY ACTUATED DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | Transocean Innovation Labs Ltd. | Patented Case | 2023-06-06 | 11668149 | US20210293111A1 | Andrew LEACH Matthew BOIKE Stephen FAIRFAX | United States United States United States | QUANDT, MICHAEL M |
| 2020-01-17 | 16745670 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INITIATING AN EMERGENCY DISCONNECT SEQUENCE | TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED | Patented Case | 2021-03-23 | 10954737 | Bahaa NOUH Lasse Eilertsen Massimiliano Russo | United States Norway United States | SAYRE, JAMES G | |
| 2019-11-20 | 16689759 | PROXIMITY-BASED PERSONNEL SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD | Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited | Patented Case | 2021-01-05 | 10885758 | US20200160682A1 | Paul JOHNSON Travis McGuire | United States United States | BLOUNT, ERIC |
| 2019-11-04 | 16672912 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTUATING HYDRAULICALLY-ACTUATED DEVICES | Transocean Innovation Labs Ltd. | Patented Case | 2021-08-31 | 11105173 | US20200240231A1 | Andrew LEACH Matthew BOIKE | United States United States | HUTCHINS, CATHLEEN R |
| 2019-09-16 | 16571735 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CHARACTERIZING STICK-UP HEIGHT, POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF A DRILL PIPE | TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED | Patented Case | 2023-02-21 | 11585932 | US20200088873A1 | Charles BLAKELY Bradley J. PREVOST | United States United States | PEKO, BRITTANY RENEE |
| 2019-06-28 | 16456215 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE (HMI) OPERATIONS | Transocean Innovation Labs Ltd. | Patented Case | 2022-01-11 | 11221618 | US20200150642A1 | Kurt THWAITES Steven HAND Kevin HOFFMANN Nate BISHOP Bridget MONAHAN Amy FERCHAK Jeffrey A. SENN | United States United States United States United States United States United States United States | WORKU, KIDEST |
| 2018-10-19 | 16165545 | BOP CONTROL SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS | Transocean Innovation Labs Ltd. | Patented Case | 2022-10-04 | 11460835 | US20190278260A1 | John Matthew DALTON Luis PEREIRA | United States United States | DINKE, BITEW A |
| 2018-06-26 | 16018959 | DRILLING TUBULAR IDENTIFICATION | Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited | Patented Case | 2020-10-13 | 10802899 | US20190004882A1 | Trenton K. Martin John Kozicz | United States United States | KO, CHAE M |
| 2017-10-14 | 15784132 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR COUPLING ONE OR MORE AUXILIARY LINES TO A SUBSEA WELL CONTROL ASSEMBLY | TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED | Patented Case | 2021-04-13 | 10975651 | US20180106123A1 | John Kozicz Craig McCormick | United States United States | WOOD, DOUGLAS S |
| 2017-10-14 | 15784129 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES FOR CONNECTING TUBULARS AND RELATED METHODS | TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED | Patented Case | 2021-05-04 | 10995891 | US20180128406A1 | John Kozicz Craig McCormick | United States United States | BOCHNA, DAVID |
| 2017-09-06 | 15696863 | Systems and Methods for Actuating Hydraulically-Actuated Devices | TRANSOCEAN INNOVATION LABS LTD | Patented Case | 2019-11-05 | 10465465 | US20180066493A1 | Andrew Leach Matthew Boike | United States United States | HUTCHINS, CATHLEEN R |
| 2017-08-09 | 15672641 | REDUNDANT OR COMBINATION TRAVERSING AND RHC SYSTEMS FOR DERRICK STRUCTURES | Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited | Patented Case | 2019-04-09 | 10253572 | US20180044995A1 | Brendan B. Braniff | United States | ANDREWS, DAVID L |
| 2017-05-31 | 15610170 | Methods for Assessing the Reliability of Hydraulically-Actuated Devices and Related Systems | TRANSOCEAN INNOVATION LABS LTD | Patented Case | 2021-03-09 | 10941648 | US20170362929A1 | Andrew Leach Matthew Boike Luis Rafael Pereira | United States United States United States | HANCOCK, DIANA ROBERT |
| 2017-04-25 | 15496898 | Manifolds for Providing Hydraulic Fluid to a Subsea Blowout Preventer and Related Methods | TRANSOCEAN INNOVATION LABS, LTD | Patented Case | 2019-04-23 | 10267116 | US20180045012A1 | Guy Robert BABBITT James Edward KERSEY Nicholas Paul ECHTER Kristina WEYER-GEIGEL | United States United States United States United States | LEMBO, AARON LLOYD |
| 2017-03-03 | 15449447 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE (HMI) OPERATIONS | TRANSOCEAN INNOVATION LABS LTD | Patented Case | 2019-07-02 | 10338578 | US20170255192A1 | Kurt Thwaites Steven Hand Kevin Hoffmann Nate Bishop Bridget Monahan Amy Ferchak Jeffrey A. Senn | United States United States United States United States United States United States United States | FOLEY, SHON G |
| 2016-12-14 | 15379381 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR A DAMPING APPARATUS FOR A MOON POOL | Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING CO., LTD. | Patented Case | 2018-02-20 | 9896161 | US20170096192A1 | Hae Sung YUN Gurbachan VIRK | Korea, Republic Of United States | VASUDEVA, AJAY |
| 2016-08-11 | 15234771 | HYBRID POWER PLANT FOR IMPROVED EFFICIENCY AND DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE | Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited | Patented Case | 2019-08-20 | 10389113 | US20160352099A1 | Edward P. Bourgeau | United States | YESHAW, ESAYAS G |
| 2016-06-17 | 15186095 | COMPUTER VISION COLLISION AVOIDANCE IN DRILLING OPERATIONS | Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited | Patented Case | 2019-09-03 | 10402662 | US20160292513A1 | John Kozicz Trenton Martin | United States United States | SHIN, SOO JUNG |
| 2016-03-11 | 15068303 | DYNAMIC POSITIONING (DP) DRIVE-OFF (DO) MITIGATION WITH INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM | Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited | Patented Case | 2017-10-10 | 9783199 | US20160264143A1 | Trenton Martin David Hollier | United States United States | MARC-COLEMAN, MARTHE Y |
| 2015-02-16 | 14623055 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBSEA HOSE REPLACEMENT | Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited | Patented Case | 2016-05-31 | 9353594 | US20150233193A1 | Harinder Singh Arya | United States | SAYRE, JAMES G |
| 2014-10-28 | 14526305 | PREVENTION OF GAS HYDRATES FORMATION IN BOP FLUIDS IN DEEP WATER OPERATIONS | Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited | Patented Case | 2016-05-03 | 9328283 | US20150114655A1 | Aaron Barr | United States | BUCK, MATTHEW R |
| 2014-10-03 | 14506421 | HYDRAULIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF ACTUATING SAME | TRANSOCEAN INNOVATION LABS, LTD | Patented Case | 2017-06-06 | 9670941 | US20150096435A1 | John Matthew Dalton Terry Dickson | United States United Kingdom | LESLIE, MICHAEL S |
| 2014-09-27 | 14499145 | MANIFOLDS FOR PROVIDING HYDRAULIC FLUID TO A SUBSEA BLOWOUT PREVENTER AND RELATED METHODS | TRANSOCEAN INNOVATION LABS, LTD | Patented Case | 2017-05-30 | 9664005 | US20150096758A1 | Guy Robert Babbitt James Edward Kersey Nicholas Paul Echter Kristina Weyer-Geigel | United States United States United States United States | LEMBO, AARON LLOYD |
| 2014-08-15 | 14461342 | SUBSEA PUMPING APPARATUSES AND RELATED METHODS | TRANSOCEAN INNOVATION LABS, LTD | Patented Case | 2022-05-24 | 11339788 | US20150104328A1 | Guy Robert Babbitt John Mathew Dalton Luis R. Pereira James Edward Kersey | United States United States United States United States | BOBISH, CHRISTOPHER S |
| 2014-05-21 | 14284196 | COMPUTER VISION COLLISION AVOIDANCE IN DRILLING OPERATIONS | Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited | Patented Case | 2016-07-19 | 9396398 | US20140348385A1 | John Kozicz Trenton Martin | United States United States | SHIN, SOO JUNG |
| 2013-10-16 | 14055795 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUBSEA PROCESSORS | Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited | Patented Case | 2016-04-26 | 9322264 | US20140102713A1 | Jose Gutierrez Luis Pereira | United States United States | LEMBO, AARON LLOYD |
| 2013-10-16 | 14055669 | SUBSEA PROCESSOR FOR UNDERWATER DRILLING OPERATIONS | Transocean Innovation Labs Ltd. | Patented Case | 2020-01-21 | 10539010 | US20140102712A1 | Jose Gutierrez Luis Pereira | United States United States | LAMBE, PATRICK F |
| 2013-03-15 | 13844197 | TENSIONER LOAD MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited | Patented Case | 2018-01-02 | 9857249 | US20140278153A1 | Aaron Barr | United States | NIMOX, RAYMOND LONDALE |
| 2013-03-14 | 13826218 | CANTILEVER CONTAINED DRILLING UNIT UTILIZING VERTICAL TUBULAR CONVEYANCE AND STANDBUILDING SYSTEM | TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED | Patented Case | 2016-07-05 | 9382767 | US20140126979A1 | Edwin T. Hill Dennis W. Waddell | United States United States | SCHWENNING, LYNN E |
| 2013-02-19 | 13770856 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL BLOWOUT PREVENTER CONTROL REDUNDANCY | Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited | Patented Case | 2014-04-01 | 8684092 | US20130270465A1 | Scott Phillip McGrath Brian Kelley Williams | United States United States | BUCK, MATTHEW R |
| 2013-01-04 | 13734761 | HYBRID POWER PLANT FOR IMPROVED EFFICIENCY AND DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE | Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited | Patented Case | 2016-09-13 | 9444252 | US20130119761A1 | Edward Peter Kenneth Bourgeau | United States | YESHAW, ESAYAS G |
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