Patents by Inventor Dirk Rients Wolbers

Dirk Rients Wolbers 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).

  • PIPELINE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN ANCHORING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120107050
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pipeline assembly and a method of installing a pipeline assembly, wherein the pipeline extends at least in part on a seabed and curves upwardly from the seabed along a curved section thereof, the pipeline extending toward a delivery end provided at the water surface, wherein a connecting device connects the pipeline at a coupling point to an anchoring device at the seabed for preventing the coupling point from moving upward. The invention further relates to a pipeline device comprising at least two pipeline assemblies which are interconnected at a substantial distance from the seabed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: HEEREMA MARINE CONTRACTORS NEDERLAND B.V.
    Inventors: Dirk Rients WOLBERS, Ton COPPENS
  • Pipeline assembly comprising an anchoring device
    Patent number: 8123437
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pipeline assembly and a method of installing a pipeline assembly, wherein the pipeline extends at least in part on a seabed and curves upwardly from the seabed along a curved section thereof, the pipeline extending toward a delivery end provided at the water surface, wherein a connecting device connects the pipeline at a coupling point to an anchoring device at the seabed for preventing the coupling point from moving upward. The invention further relates to a pipeline device comprising at least two pipeline assemblies which are interconnected at a substantial distance from the seabed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland B.V.
    Inventors: Dirk Rients Wolbers, Ton Coppens
  • Pipeline Assembly Comprising an Anchoring Device
    Publication number: 20080253842
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pipeline assembly (1) and a method of installing a pipeline assembly, wherein the pipeline (10) extends at least in part on a seabed (14) and curves upwardly from the seabed along a curved section (15) thereof, the pipeline extending toward a delivery end (36) provided at the water surface (4), wherein a connecting device (27) connects the pipeline at a coupling point (30) to an anchoring device (26) at the seabed for preventing the coupling point from moving upward. The invention further relates to a pipeline device (122) comprising at least two pipeline assemblies which are interconnected at a substantial distance from the seabed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2006
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: HEEREMA MARINE CONTRACTORS NEDERLAND B.V.
    Inventors: Dirk Rients Wolbers, Ton Coppens