Patents by Inventor Terence Willem August Vehmeijer
Terence Willem August Vehmeijer 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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Publication number: 20240125302Abstract: An offshore wind turbine installation vessel includes a crane provided with a computerized crane control system. The computerized crane control system is linked to the slew drive, the luffing drive, and the hoisting winch of the crane, and is programmed to perform a foundation pile installation routine providing a coordinated pattern of slew motion of the superstructure and of luffing motion of the boom structure, as well as operation of the hoisting winch so that the load connector of the crane moves from a foundation pile pick up position thereof, where the load connector is connected to the top end of a horizontally oriented foundation pile stored on a storage deck, to a foundation pile overboarding position thereof, wherein the foundation pile is in vertical suspended from the load connector, outside of the hull.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: ITREC B.V.Inventors: Joop ROODENBURG, Terence Willem August VEHMEIJER
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Patent number: 11939191Abstract: A system includes a crane and an exchangeable tool. The crane and the tool respectively, include an upper tool connector with tool retainers and a lower tool connector which can be interconnected, e.g. a male and female connector, e.g. the lower tool connector of the tool being embodied as a shank provided with a shoulder and the upper tool connector as a tool clamp with a female, open-centered body. A tool suspension device includes the upper tool connector and a travelling block member. The tool clamp has multiple mobile tool retainers adapted to—in a non-operative position—allow introduction of the shank of the tool from below into the shank receiving passage and—in an operative position—engage below the shoulder of the shank that has been introduced into the passage so as to suspend the tool. The upper tool connector may include a bearing allowing for swivelling of the open-centered body, and e.g.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: ITREC B.V.Inventors: Maarten Hugo Hooftman, Cornelis Martinus Van Veluw, Terence Willem August Vehmeijer
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Patent number: 11939193Abstract: Providing energy to an energy consuming piece of equipment and/or tool during offshore operations. Use is made of a crane including a substructure, a boom mounted on the substructure, one or more hoist winches and cables, as well as an object suspension device suspended from the boom by the cables. A piece of equipment or tool is suspended from the object suspension device. An energy storage unit is provided on the object suspension device and has an input connector. The boom may be provided with an output connector of an energy charging unit and in a lower supply position of the object suspension device it is disconnected from the input connector of the energy storage unit. The piece of equipment or tool is then run on energy supplied by the energy storage unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: ITREC B.V.Inventors: Maarten Hugo Hooftman, Terence Willem August Vehmeijer, Cornelis Martinus Van Veluw
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Patent number: 11885298Abstract: An offshore wind turbine installation vessel includes a crane provided with a computerized crane control system. The computerized crane control system is linked to the slew drive, the luffing drive, and the hoisting winch of the crane, and is programmed to perform a foundation pile installation routine providing a coordinated pattern of slew motion of the superstructure and of luffing motion of the boom structure, as well as operation of the hoisting winch so that the load connector of the crane moves from a foundation pile pick up position thereof, where the load connector is connected to the top end of a horizontally oriented foundation pile stored on a storage deck, to a foundation pile overhoarding position thereof, wherein the foundation pile is in vertical suspended from the load connector, outside of the hull.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: ITREC B.V.Inventors: Joop Roodenburg, Terence Willem August Vehmeijer
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Publication number: 20230348232Abstract: A tool and method for hoisting an longitudinal end of an offshore wind turbine component which is in a horizontal orientation. The tool is after being attached to a lifting block to be moved into a proximate position in which gripping members of the tool are longitudinally spaced from the longitudinal end but the radial contour of the tool at least overlaps with the radial contour of the longitudinal end. While the gripping members are in a retracted position guiding actuators can move the tool from the proximate position into a gripping position longitudinally aligned with the longitudinal end in which the gripping members are movable to engage said surface of the longitudinal end, thereby connecting the longitudinal end to the tool and suspending the longitudinal end from the lifting block so that the longitudinal end can consequently be hoisted.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2021Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: ITREC B.V.Inventors: Terence Willem August VEHMEIJER, Tim VAN DEN DONKER
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Publication number: 20220356668Abstract: A pile upending and holding system includes a support assembly configured to be mounted on the vessel and to provide compensation for wave-induced motion of the vessel to maintain a predetermined X-Y location of the pile holder independent of said motion, and a pile holder mounted on the support assembly to be tillable about a substantially horizontal tilt axis. The pile holder includes a lower ring and an upper ring, and a pile holder frame supporting the lower ring and upper ring, the upper ring longitudinally spaced from the lower ring. Each of the rings include pile engaging devices distributed about the circumference thereof, each pile engaging device being adapted to engage an exterior of the pile extending through the lower and upper ring. Each of the lower ring and upper ring includes a ring base fixed to the pile holder frame and one or more movable jaws, movable between a closed position for holding and guiding the pile and an opened position for entry of the pile.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2020Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: ITREC B.V.Inventors: Terence Willem August VEHMEIJER, Hendrikus Jacobus WETERINGS, Stefan Cornelis VAN RUYVEN, Rene Corneille Losiriai BOELENS
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Publication number: 20220227600Abstract: A modular spool storage device is configured to store a length of line, which is configurable between an assembled operational configuration and a disassembled transport configuration. In the assembled operational configuration, the device includes a ring with a U-shaped cross-section. The ring includes multiple ring sections, each ring section having two end faces, each end face being provided with at least one ring connector allowing the assembly of the ring by interconnection of the ring connectors of the multiple ling sections in circumferential direction from the disassembled transport configuration to the assembled operational configuration. The dimensions of a ring section fit into or correspond to that of an ISO shipping container so as to be transportable as or by an ISO shipping container.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2020Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: ITREC B.V.Inventors: Ronny Lambertus Waltherus NOUWENS, Wouter Johannes SLOB, Terence Willem August VEHMEIJER
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Patent number: 11390494Abstract: A wave-induced motion compensating crane includes a hoist assembly. At least two departure sheaves are mounted at opposite lateral sides of the jib. The object suspension device is supported both by two hoist cables extending laterally from the jib and a third hoist cable that runs via another departure sheave. The hoist assembly is adapted to hoist and/or lower the object suspension device with an object connected thereto, between a lower position and a position at a height up to the departure sheaves while the hoist cables together define a reverse pyramid, diverging upwards in between the object suspension device and the departure sheaves.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: ITREC B.V.Inventors: Terence Willem August Vehmeijer, Joop Roodenburg, Marc Louis Brinkman
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Publication number: 20220219951Abstract: Providing energy to an energy consuming piece of equipment and/or tool during offshore operations. Use is made of a crane including a substructure, a boom mounted on the substructure, one or more hoist winches and cables, as well as an object suspension device suspended from the boom by the cables. A piece of equipment or tool is suspended from the object suspension device. An energy storage unit is provided on the object suspension device and has an input connector. The boom may be provided with an output connector of an energy charging unit and in a lower supply position of the object suspension device it is disconnected from the input connector of the energy storage unit. The piece of equipment or tool is then run on energy supplied by the energy storage unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: ITREC B.V.Inventors: Maarten Hugo HOOFTMAN, Terence Willem August VEHMEIJER, Cornelis Martinus VAN VELUW
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Publication number: 20220177081Abstract: A vessel and a method for installation of a pile adapted to support an offshore wind turbine are described. The method includes a) suspending the pile from a hoisting cable in a substantially vertical orientation; b) providing a lower end of the pile in a pile holding system limiting horizontal motion of a pile portion held by the pile holding system; and c) lowering the pile with the pile being held by the pile holding system. The lowering includes at least lowering the pile through a splash zone of a body of water, and during step c), two tugger lines are directly or indirectly connected to the pile at a location between the pile holding system and the hoisting cable, said tugger lines being operated to damp motion of the pile in two respective horizontal directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: ITREC B.V.Inventors: Terence Willem August VEHMEIJER, Matthijs Michiel STOFREGEN
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Patent number: 11293158Abstract: A pile holding system configured to support the pile in an upright position at a pile installation location next to the vessel. The pile holding system includes a pile holder and a pile holder support system. The pile holder support system is configured to be mounted on the deck of the vessel, to moveably support the pile holder, and to move the pile holder in a first direction between an inboard position and an outboard position. The pile holder, when in the outboard position, is located outside the contour of the vessel, for holding the pile in the upright position at the installation location. The pile holder, when in the inboard position with the first and second jaw in the open position, is located within the contour of the vessel.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: ITREC B.V.Inventors: Joop Roodenburg, Terence Willem August Vehmeijer, Stefan Cornelis Van Ruyven, Maarten Hugo Hoofman
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Publication number: 20220041409Abstract: A system includes a crane and an exchangeable tool. The crane and the tool respectively, include an upper tool connector with tool retainers and a lower tool connector which can be interconnected, e.g. a male and female connector, e.g. the lower tool connector of the tool being embodied as a shank provided with a shoulder and the upper tool connector as a tool clamp with a female, open-centered body. A tool suspension device includes the upper tool connector and a travelling block member. The tool clamp has multiple mobile tool retainers adapted to—in a non-operative position—allow introduction of the shank of the tool from below into the shank receiving passage and—in an operative position—engage below the shoulder of the shank that has been introduced into the passage so as to suspend the tool. The upper tool connector may include a bearing allowing for swivelling of the open-centered body, and e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: ITREC B.V.Inventors: Maarten Hugo HOOFTMAN, Cornelis Martinus VAN VELUW, Terence Willem August VEHMEIJER
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Publication number: 20210215139Abstract: An offshore wind turbine installation vessel includes a crane provided with a computerized crane control system. The computerized crane control system is linked to the slew drive, the luffing drive, and the hoisting winch of the crane, and is programmed to perform a foundation pile installation routine providing a coordinated pattern of slew motion of the superstructure and of luffing motion of the boom structure, as well as operation of the hoisting winch so that the load connector of the crane moves from a foundation pile pick up position thereof, where the load connector is connected to the top end of a horizontally oriented foundation pile stored on a storage deck, to a foundation pile overhoarding position thereof, wherein the foundation pile is in vertical suspended from the load connector, outside of the hull.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: ITREC B.V.Inventors: Joop ROODENBURG, Terence Willem August VEHMEIJER
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Patent number: 11008726Abstract: A method for installation of a pile adapted to support an offshore wind turbine in which the piles are transported horizontally, positioned in a pile holder, rotated to a vertical orientation while being held by the pile holder, and subsequently lowered into the water while being held by the pile holder. The installation vessel is in a floating condition, and the pile holder is compensated for wave-induced motion of the vessel to maintain a predetermined X-Y location independent of the wave-induced motion of the vessel. A pile holding system, a pile holder, and a vessel comprising a pile holding system are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: ITREC B.V.Inventors: Terence Willem August Vehmeijer, Stefan Cornells Van Ruyven, Joop Roodenburg, Maarten Hugo Hooftman
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Publication number: 20210032079Abstract: A wave-induced motion compensating crane includes a hoist assembly. At least two departure sheaves are mounted at opposite lateral sides of the jib. The object suspension device is supported both by two hoist cables extending laterally from the jib and a third hoist cable that runs via another departure sheave. The hoist assembly is adapted to hoist and/or lower the object suspension device with an object connected thereto, between a lower position and a position at a height up to the departure sheaves while the hoist cables together define a reverse pyramid, diverging upwards in between the object suspension device and the departure sheaves.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: ITREC B.V.Inventors: Terence Willem August VEHMEIJER, Joop ROODENBURG, Marc Louis BRINKMAN
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Publication number: 20200347960Abstract: The invention relates to a pile holding system configured to support the pile in an upright position at a pile installation location next to the vessel. The pile holding system comprises a pile holder and a pile holder support system. The pile holder support system is configured to be mounted on the deck of the vessel, to moveably support the pile holder, and to move the pile holder in a first direction between an inboard position and an outboard position. The pile holder, when in the outboard position, is located outside the contour of the vessel, for holding the pile in the upright position at the installation location. The pile holder, when in the inboard position with the first and second jaw in the open position, is located within the contour of the vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: ITREC B.V.Inventors: Joop ROODENBURG, Terence Willem August VEHMEIJER, Stefan Cornelis VAN RUYVEN, Maarten Hugo HOOFMAN
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Publication number: 20200308796Abstract: A method for installation of a pile adapted to support an offshore wind turbine in which the piles are transported horizontally, positioned in a pile holder, rotated to a vertical orientation while being held by the pile holder, and subsequently lowered into the water while being held by the pile holder. The installation vessel is in a floating condition, and the pile holder is compensated for wave-induced motion of the vessel to maintain a predetermined X-Y location independent of the wave-induced motion of the vessel. A pile holding system, a pile holder, and a vessel comprising a pile holding system are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2017Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: ITREC B.V.Inventors: Terence Willem August VEHMEIJER, Stefan Cornells VAN RUYVEN, Joop ROODENBURG, Maarten Hugo HOOFTMAN
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Publication number: 20200149661Abstract: An accessory installation pallet for handling an accessory on an offshore vessel includes a pallet frame and multiple pivotable deck sections. The pallet frame provides the pallet with structural rigidity and is provided with fixating devices for securing an accessory, e.g. a PLET, to the pallet. The pallet frame is furthermore provided with one or more coupling devices adapted to couple the pallet with a PLET handler, to allow the PLET handler to pivot the pallet from a horizontal transport position into an upright support position. The pivotable deck sections are pivotable mounted in the pallet frame, such that each deck sections can pivot between a folded position, in which the deck section is located adjacent the pallet frame, and an extended position, in which the deck section extends in a direction away from the pallet frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2017Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicant: ITREC B.V.Inventors: Terence Willem August VEHMEIJER, Jeroen Adrianus Joseph DONKERS
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Patent number: 10648590Abstract: A marine pipelaying friction clamp device for frictionally retaining an offshore subsea pipeline to be launched into the sea includes a frame which includes a main frame structure that is adapted to be supported by the pipelaying vessel. The frame supports multiple annular arrays of clamping units adapted to simultaneously engage separate portions of the pipeline. The frame further includes one or more mobile subframes for one or more of said annular arrays of clamping units. Each of said one or more mobile subframes is movably supported by the main frame structure so as to be mobile relative to said main frame structure in said longitudinal direction of the clamp device, and each of said one or more mobile subframes is supported by a spring assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: ITREC B.V.Inventors: Jeroen Adrianus Joseph Donkers, Terence Willem August Vehmeijer, Stefan Cornells Van Ruyven, Joop Roodenburg, Wouter Johannes Slob
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Patent number: 10612693Abstract: The present invention relates to a marine pipelaying friction clamp device for frictionally retaining an offshore pipeline having a longitudinal axis, comprising multiple clamping units (20). Each clamping unit comprises a friction pad (21) and an associated force actuator (22), and further comprises a base (25) fixed to the actuator, wherein the friction pad is rotatably connected to the base via a single axis (H1, H2) hinge mechanism defining a single hinge axis parallel to the longitudinal axis. The single axis hinge mechanism comprises first and second complementary semi-cylindrical hinge surfaces, allowing a rotation of the friction pad about the single hinge axis over 2-20° relative to the base. The friction pad is also axially connected to the base via complementary axial load surfaces (31, 33) on the base (25) and on the friction pad (21).Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: ITREC B.V.Inventors: Terence Willem August Vehmeijer, Stefan Cornelis Van Ruyven, Joop Roodenburg, Jeroen Adrianus Joseph Donkers, Wouter Johannes Slob