Patents by Inventor Knut Hilmar Odegard

Knut Hilmar Odegard 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).

  • Linking members for connecting a rope and a chain
    Patent number: 3977181
    Abstract: The invention relates to a linking member for connecting a rope and a chain to provide a combined line, e.g. for use as a mooring line for semi-submersible drilling rigs. The linking member comprises a shell, an intermediate member pivotably mounted within the shell, and a rope attachment sleeve pivotably mounted in the intermediate member, the rope extending from the sleeve out of one end of the shell. Moreover, the shell is constructed at its other end with a loop or bar for engagement with the first link of the chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1976
    Assignee: A/S Pusnes Mekaniske Verksted
    Inventors: Knut Hilmar Odegard, Ivar Krogstad