Patents by Inventor Tor Gunnar Alvestad

Tor Gunnar Alvestad 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).

  • Framework with a buoyant body for a subsea vehicle as well as a method for construction of a framework
    Patent number: 9216797
    Abstract: A frame is for a remotely operated vehicle. Several frame elements provide a carcass formed of a buoyant material. The frame elements are provided by a curable material having been arranged on the surfaces of the carcass, forming a rigid shell around the carcass. A method of constructing a frame is for a remotely operated vehicle. Several frame elements provide a carcass formed of a buoyant material. The method comprises: forming several core elements of a buoyant material; forming a carcass by joining the core elements together; applying a curable material to the surface of the carcass; and forming several mounts integrated into the curable material, for vehicle components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: IKM Subsea AS
    Inventors: Arne Ingemar Lif, Evind Myhre, Tor Gunnar Alvestad
  • Framework with a Buoyant Body for a Subsea Vehicle as well as a Method for Construction of a Framework
    Publication number: 20130199434
    Abstract: A frame is for a remotely operated vehicle. Several frame elements provide a carcass formed of a buoyant material. The frame elements are provided by a curable material having been arranged on the surfaces of the carcass, forming a rigid shell around the carcass. A method of constructing a frame is for a remotely operated vehicle. Several frame elements provide a carcass formed of a buoyant material. The method comprises: forming several core elements of a buoyant material; forming a carcass by joining the core elements together; applying a curable material to the surface of the carcass; and forming several mounts integrated into the curable material, for vehicle components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: IKM SUBSEA AS
    Inventors: Arne Ingemar Lif, Edvind Myhre, Tor Gunnar Alvestad