Patents by Inventor Robert Van Foeken

Robert Van Foeken 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).

  • Arrangement For And Method Of Installing Building Elements
    Publication number: 20070277989
    Abstract: An arrangement for installing building elements, such as piles and tunnel sections, into a ground formation, which arrangement comprises such a building element is provided. Two or more impact drivers for delivering blows to the element are mounted on or operatively connected to the element. Accordingly, large elements, such as monopiles for wind turbines, which may comprise a steel tube having a diameter in excess of 5 meters, or even tunnel sections, can be installed by means of a number of relatively small impact drivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: IHC Holland IE B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Hessels, Robert Van Foeken, Arris Van Duijvenboden