Patents by Inventor Stefaan Vandyke

Stefaan Vandyke 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).

  • A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING DREDGING
    Publication number: 20100299970
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for optimizing the dredging of an area by a vessel (25) equipped with a cutter head (4), comprising a means to measure local seismic velocity in front of the vessel (25), said means comprising a set of seismic receivers (11, 11?, 11?, 11??) supported by a frame (10) configured for attachment to and projection from the bow end of the vessel, which frame aligns the seismic receivers (11, 11?, 11?, 11??) above and in front of the cutter head (4). It also relates to a method for optimizing dredging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: Dredging International N.V.
    Inventors: Luk Verstraelen, Lucien Halleux, Stefaan Vandyke