Patents by Inventor Stijn Leenders

Stijn Leenders 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).

  • Mooring device for mooring a ship
    Patent number: 9387909
    Abstract: Mooring device for mooring a ship and comprising a base, a movable arm construction supported by the base, and at least one magnet mounted in a frame, which frame is supported by the movable arm construction, and wherein for mooring the ship the at least one magnet is arranged to attract the ship's hull, wherein at or near the at least one magnet a force generating device is provided comprising a movable force exerting part for applying a force on the ship's hull in order to test whether the magnet attracting the ship's hull provides at least a required mooring force, and that means for measuring for measuring the distance between the at least one magnet and the ship's hull are provided that are connected or connectable to a detection device for detecting whether or not the magnet is loose from the ship's hull.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE B.V.
    Inventors: Johan Marlon Boerleider, Gerardus Antonius Jozef Mampaeij, Stijn Leenders, Wouter van Reenen
  • Mooring Device for Mooring a Ship
    Publication number: 20150197315
    Abstract: Mooring device for mooring a ship and comprising a base, a movable arm construction supported by the base, and at least one magnet mounted in a frame, which frame is supported by the movable arm construction, and wherein for mooring the ship the at least one magnet is arranged to attract the ship's hull, wherein at or near the at least one magnet a force generating device is provided comprising a movable force exerting part for applying a force on the ship's hull in order to test whether the magnet attracting the ship's hull provides at least a required mooring force, and that means for measuring for measuring the distance between the at least one magnet and the ship's hull are provided that are connected or connectable to a detection device for detecting whether or not the magnet is loose from the ship's hull.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Johan Marlon Boerleider, Gerardus Antonius Jozef Mampaeij, Stijn Leenders, Wouter van Reenen