Patents by Inventor Kevin Ludo van de Velde

Kevin Ludo van de Velde 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).

  • Auxiliary device and method for realizing a bolt connection between connecting flanges of a first and a second structure
    Patent number: 10920443
    Abstract: Described is an auxiliary device for realizing a bolt connection between connecting flanges, placed against each other, of a first and a second structure. The auxiliary device includes a support body provided with a number of receiving positions for a bolt. The receiving positions are aligned with corresponding bolt holes in the connecting flanges to be placed against each other. The auxiliary device further includes a moving mechanism with which the support body can be moved toward the connecting flanges which are arranged against each other so that a number of bolts arranged in the receiving positions are arranged substantially simultaneously through the bolt holes. Also described is a corresponding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: DEME Offshore BE NV
    Inventors: Dieter Wim Jan Rabaut, Kevin Ludo van de Velde, Mathieu Holvoet
  • Auxiliary Device and Method for Realizing a Bolt Connection Between Connecting Flanges of a First and a Second Structure
    Publication number: 20200087945
    Abstract: Described is an auxiliary device for realizing a bolt connection between connecting flanges, placed against each other, of a first and a second structure. The auxiliary device includes a support body provided with a number of receiving positions for a bolt. The receiving positions are aligned with corresponding bolt holes in the connecting flanges to be placed against each other. The auxiliary device further includes a moving mechanism with which the support body can be moved toward the connecting flanges which are arranged against each other so that a number of bolts arranged in the receiving positions are arranged substantially simultaneously through the bolt holes. Also described is a corresponding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Dieter Wim Jan Rabaut, Kevin Ludo van de Velde, Mathieu Holvoet