Patent SG-11201901643Q-A (SG)
Title: Guidance device and method for installing flanges
Inventor: SORENSEN PAUL
IPC: B25B23/14
Filed: 2017-08-25
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 01 March 2018 (01.03.2018) W I PO I ill~~~~~~~~ 011101110VIIIOH olo oui olow olo im No oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/037107 Al PCT (51) International Patent Classification: B25B 21/00 (2006.01) B25B 23/14 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/EP2017/071408 (22) International Filing Date: 25 August 2017 (25.08.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 15/248,415 26 August 2016 (26.08.2016) US (71) Applicant all designated States except US): SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ B.V. [NL/NL]; Carel van Bylandtlaan 30, 2596 HR THE HAGUE (NL). (71) Applicant (for US only): SHELL OIL COMPA- NY [US/US]; SHELL PLAZA 1, HOUSTON, Texas 77252-2463 (US). (72) Inventors: SORENSEN, Paul; 281 Albany St, Cambridge, Massachusetts 77041 (US). ACKROYD, Angela, Ann; 281 Albany St, Cambridge, Massachusetts 77041 (US). NAGELIN, Angela; 281 Albany St, Cambridge, Mass- achusetts 77041 (US). GOLDEN, Meghan; 281 Albany St, Cambridge, Massachusetts 77041 (US). CHIKWEN- DU, Chiz; 281 Albany St, Cambridge, Massachusetts 77041 (US). (74) Agent: MATTHEZING, Robert, Maarten; PO Box 384, 2501 CJ THE HAGUE (NL). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) 1-1 N O N O cc O C (54) Title: GUIDANCE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING FLANGES (57) : The invention relates to a guidance device for guiding a worker through a process of installing flanges by fastening a plurality of bolts with a torque wrench. The guidance device is arranged to communicate with the torque wrench and the worker via a user interface. The guidance device is arranged to a) obtain flange information about a flange to be installed, the flange information comprising a required torqueing pattern of the bolts to be fastened and required torque values, b) output via the user interface of an indication of a first bolt of the required torqueing pattern, c) receive an applied torque value from the torque wrench, d) output via the user interface of an indication of a next bolt of the required torqueing pattern, repeat c) and d) until a last applied torque value is received and e) transmit a torque record to a remote computer or data storage.