Patents by Inventor Alex Alcocer Peñas

Alex Alcocer Peñas 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).

  • Marine structure comprising a launch and recovery system
    Patent number: 11845521
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a marine structure comprising a launch and recovery system for a submersible vehicle, and methods of operating the marine structure. The system comprises: a docking receiver, a towing head comprising a locking mechanism and being connectable to the docking receiver (13), a towing arrangement adapted to mechanically connect the towing head to the marine structure and being adapted to control the distance between the towing head and the docking receiver, and a lifting device connected to the docking receiver and being adapted to move the docking receiver relative to the marine structure. The lifting device can arrange the docking receiver in a towing head receiving and/or releasing position in which the docking receiver: (i) is completely submerged into the body of water, and (ii) is prevented from moving relative to the marine structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: USEA AS
    Inventors: Felipe Santana Lima, Alex Alcocer Peñas, Ole Petter Hjelmstad
  • A MARINE STRUCTURE COMPRISING A LAUNCH AND RECOVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220033042
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a marine structure comprising a launch and recovery system for a submersible vehicle, and methods of operating the marine structure. The system comprises: a docking receiver, a towing head comprising a locking mechanism and being connectable to the docking receiver (13), a towing arrangement adapted to mechanically connect the towing head to the marine structure and being adapted to control the distance between the towing head and the docking receiver, and a lifting device connected to the docking receiver and being adapted to move the docking receiver relative to the marine structure. The lifting device can arrange the docking receiver in a towing head receiving and/or releasing position in which the docking receiver: (i) is completely submerged into the body of water, and (ii) is prevented from moving relative to the marine structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Felipe Santana Lima, Alex Alcocer Peñas, Ole Petter Hjelmstad