Patents by Inventor Richard Petrus Gerhardus Zoontjes

Richard Petrus Gerhardus Zoontjes 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).

  • System for placing a wind turbine assembly on a support structure
    Patent number: 11572866
    Abstract: A system for placing a wind turbine assembly on a support surface of a support structure being supported on a seabed with a lifting crane provided on a floating vessel, said system can be changed from a first operation mode into a second operation mode to compensate a vertical reciprocal crane movement of the crane relative to the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland SE
    Inventors: Maikel Hillenaar, Richard Petrus Gerhardus Zoontjes, Jurgen Albertus De Jong
  • SYSTEM FOR PLACING A WIND TURBINE ASSEMBLY ON A SUPPORT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20200240395
    Abstract: A system for placing a wind turbine assembly on a support surface of a support structure being supported on a seabed with a lifting crane provided on a floating vessel, said system can be changed from a first operation mode into a second operation mode to compensate a vertical reciprocal crane movement of the crane relative to the support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Maikel HILLENAAR, Richard Petrus Gerhardus ZOONTJES, Jurgen Albertus JONG
  • Method of removing or positioning a substructure of an offshore platform
    Patent number: 6511261
    Abstract: The method for removing or positioning a structure (103) which is erected on either an underwater bed or anchored to the underwater bed entails the use of a hoisting mechanism. When the structure (103) is being removed, it is detached from the underwater bed. Then, the structure (103) is connected to a hoisting mechanism which is arranged on a separate hoisting vessel (100). The structure is hoisted up by the hoisting mechanism and is attached to a transport vessel (1) in such a manner that it can tilt about a horizontal axis. Then, the structure is tilted into a substantially horizontal position. The structure is positioned in the reverse order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland B. V.
    Inventors: Onno Ludolf de Waard, Richard Petrus Gerhardus Zoontjes, Jan Molenaar
  • Method for removing or positioning a substructure of an offshore platform
    Publication number: 20010018009
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for removing or positioning a structure (103) or a part (107) of a structure which is erected on an underwater bed or anchored to the underwater bed. When the structure (103) is being removed, it is detached from the underwater bed. Then, the structure (103) is connected to a hoisting mechanism which is arranged on a separate hoisting vessel (100). The structure is hoisted up by the hoisting mechanism and is attached to a transport vessel (1) in such a manner that it can tilt about a horizontal axis. Then, the structure is tilted into a substantially horizontal position. The structure is positioned in the reverse order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Applicant: Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland B.V.
    Inventors: Onno Ludolf de Waard, Richard Petrus Gerhardus Zoontjes, Jan Molenaar