Patents by Inventor Anne HOUMARD LE GURUN

Anne HOUMARD LE GURUN 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).

  • Semi-submersible floater, particularly for a floating wind turbine
    Patent number: 11492078
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semi-submersible floater defining an operating state and a non-operating state, and including at least two outer columns, a central column for receiving a payload, and, for each outer column, a branch in the form of pontoon connecting the outer column to the central column and defining a branch axis oriented from the central column towards the outer column. Each branch is formed from a first portion and a second portion which extend successively along the corresponding branch axis, each one over at least 10% of the total extent of the branch, along the branch axis. In the operating state of the floater, the second portion of each branch is at least partially filled with a ballast material, and the first portion does not contain any ballast material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: NAVAL ENERGIES
    Inventor: Anne Houmard Le Gurun
  • SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE FLOATER, PARTICULARLY FOR A FLOATING WIND TURBINE
    Publication number: 20210009236
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semi-submersible floater defining an operating state and a non-operating state, and including at least two outer columns, a central column for receiving a payload, and, for each outer column, a branch in the form of pontoon connecting the outer column to the central column and defining a branch axis oriented from the central column towards the outer column. Each branch is formed from a first portion and a second portion which extend successively along the corresponding branch axis, each one over at least 10% of the total extent of the branch, along the branch axis. In the operating state of the floater, the second portion of each branch is at least partially filled with a ballast material, and the first portion does not contain any ballast material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Anne HOUMARD LE GURUN