Patents by Inventor Wilhelmus Jacobus Bekker

Wilhelmus Jacobus Bekker 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).

  • Publication number: 20140205385
    Abstract: A riser system for transporting slurry from a sea bed (4) includes a vertical riser pipe (10) and at least one pump (30) provided along the riser pipe (10). The riser pipe (10) includes a pipe input opening (12). The riser system includes a frame (40) to which the pump (30) is mounted. The frame (40) has a first connection member (41) at a predetermined distance from a pump output opening (32). The riser system includes a second connection member (15) provided along the riser pipe (10) at the predetermined distance above the pipe input opening (12). The first and second connection member (41, 15) are rotatably connectable allowing the frame (40) to rotate under the influence of gravity to a hanging position in which the pump output opening (32) connects to the pipe input opening (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: IHC HOLLAND IE B.V.
    Inventors: Wilhelmus Jacobus Bekker, Marco Njord Oele, Rick Lotman