Patents by Inventor Pieter Van Luipen

Pieter Van Luipen 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).

  • Conductor casing installation by anchor handling/tug/supply vessel
    Patent number: 7770655
    Abstract: An anchor handling/tug/supply (AHTS) vessel is employed to engage conductor casings with the seafloor. The conductor casings initially penetrate the seafloor to a first depth under their own weight. The conductor casings may optimally be further engaged with the seafloor to a second depth by the application of suction to the interiors thereof or by the use of a drop hammer. The conductor casings are driven to grade by a hydraulic pile driving hammer deployed from the deck of the AHTS vessel the previously deployed conductor casings to grade before being recovered to the deck of the AHTS vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: InterMoor Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Robert Wilde, Pieter Van Luipen, Eckhard Zamboni
  • CONDUCTOR CASING INSTALLATION BY ANCHOR HANDLING/TUG/SUPPLY VESSEL
    Publication number: 20070017680
    Abstract: An anchor handling/tug/supply (AHTS) vessel is employed to engage conductor casings with the seafloor. The conductor casings initially penetrate the seafloor to a first depth under their own weight. The conductor casings may optimally be further engaged with the seafloor to a second depth by the application of suction to the interiors thereof or by the use of a drop hammer. The conductor casings are driven to grade by a hydraulic pile driving hammer deployed from the deck of the AHTS vessel the previously deployed conductor casings to grade before being recovered to the deck of the AHTS vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Gordon Wilde, Pieter Van Luipen, Eckhard Zamboni