Patents by Inventor Sinne Nielsen
Sinne Nielsen 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).
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Patent number: 9533739Abstract: The present invention relates to an evacuation system for a vessel or offshore facility, comprising a storage unit having a length, a width and a height defining a volume of the storage unit, the storage unit in a storage situation being adapted to house one or more self-propelling, inflatable floatable units, the inflatable floatable units each having a capacity of more than 150 persons, and a deployment arrangement having a displacement device, wherein a maximum height of the storage unit is 2.7 meters, and the displacement device is adapted to displace the one or more self-propelling, inflatable floatable units in a substantially horizontal and linear direction out of the storage unit below the maximum height and subsequently lower the one or more self-propelling, inflatable floatable units into the water in a substantially vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Viking Life-Saving Equipment A/SInventors: Christian Ibsen, Søren Kristiansen, Jens Nielsen, Sinne Nielsen, Knud Søndertoft Pedersen
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Publication number: 20160107730Abstract: The present invention relates to an evacuation system for a vessel or offshore facility, comprising a storage unit having a length, a width and a height defining a volume of the storage unit, the storage unit in a storage situation being adapted to house one or more self-propelling, inflatable floatable units, the inflatable floatable units each having a capacity of more than 150 persons, and a deployment arrangement having a displacement device, wherein a maximum height of the storage unit is 2.7 metres, and the displacement device is adapted to displace the one or more self-propelling, inflatable floatable units in a substantially horizontal and linear direction out of the storage unit below the maximum height and subsequently lower the one or more self-propelling, inflatable floatable units into the water in a substantially vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: Christian Ibsen, Søren Kristiansen, Jens Nielsen, Sinne Nielsen, Knud Søndertoft Pedersen
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Patent number: 9272757Abstract: The present invention relates to an evacuation system (4) for a vessel (1) or offshore facility, comprising a storage unit (7) having a length, a width and a height defining a volume of the storage unit (7), the storage unit (7) in a storage situation being adapted to house one or more self-propelling, inflatable floatable units (5), the inflatable floatable units each having a capacity of more than 150 persons, and a deployment arrangement (8) having a displacement device, wherein a maximum height of the storage unit is 2.7 meters, and the displacement device is adapted to displace the one or more self-propelling, inflatable floatable units in a substantially horizontal and linear direction out of the storage unit (7) below the maximum height and subsequently lower the one or more self-propelling, inflatable floatable units (5) into the water in a substantially vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Viking Life-Saving Equipment A/SInventors: Christian Ibsen, Søren Kristiansen, Jens Nielsen, Sinne Nielsen, Knud Søndertoft Pedersen
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Patent number: 9150292Abstract: The present invention relates to an inflatable floatable unit (2) comprising an inflatable flotation layer (21) comprising a plurality of inflatable floatation tubes (211); an inflatable structural layer comprising an inflatable outer tube defining a circumferential barrier, the inflatable structural layer being arranged substantially above the inflatable flotation layer; and a flooring element (23) provided between the inflatable flotation layer (21) and the inflatable structural tube layer (22), thereby defining a bottom of the inflatable floatable unit, wherein the inflatable structural layer further comprises a plurality of inflatable seating elements extending in a longitudinal direction in a protected area (224) enclosed by the inflatable outer tube element, and the inflatable floatable unit comprises a gangway element (24) extending in a direction transversal to the longitudinal direction of the inflatable seating elements, thereby defining a gangway.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Viking Life-Saving Equipment A/SInventors: Christian Ibsen, Sinne Nielsen
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Publication number: 20140283729Abstract: The present invention relates to an evacuation system (4) for a vessel (1) or offshore facility, comprising a storage unit (7) having a length, a width and a height defining a volume of the storage unit (7), the storage unit (7) in a storage situation being adapted to house one or more self-propelling, inflatable floatable units (5), the inflatable floatable units each having a capacity of more than 150 persons, and a deployment arrangement (8) having a displacement device, wherein a maximum height of the storage unit is 2.7 metres, and the displacement device is adapted to displace the one or more self-propelling, inflatable floatable units in a substantially horizontal and linear direction out of the storage unit (7) below the maximum height and subsequently lower the one or more self-propelling, inflatable floatable units (5) into the water in a substantially vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2012Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: VIKING LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT A/SInventors: Christian Ibsen, Søren Kristiansen, Jens Nielsen, Sinne Nielsen, Knud Søndertoft Pedersen
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Publication number: 20140256197Abstract: The present invention relates to an inflatable floatable unit (2) comprising an inflatable flotation layer (21) comprising a plurality of inflatable floatation tubes (211); an inflatable structural layer comprising an inflatable outer tube defining a circumferential barrier, the inflatable structural layer being arranged substantially above the inflatable flotation layer; and a flooring element (23) provided between the inflatable flotation layer (21) and the inflatable structural tube layer (22), thereby defining a bottom of the inflatable floatable unit, wherein the inflatable structural layer further comprises a plurality of inflatable seating elements extending in a longitudinal direction in a protected area (224) enclosed by the inflatable outer tube element, and the inflatable floatable unit comprises a gangway element (24) extending in a direction transversal to the longitudinal direction of the inflatable seating elements, thereby defining a gangway.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2012Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: VIKING LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT A/SInventors: Christian Ibsen, Sinne Nielsen