Patents by Inventor Bart Ingrid Jack Brouwers

Bart Ingrid Jack Brouwers 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).

  • Device and method for erecting at sea a large slender body, such as the monopile of a wind turbine
    Patent number: 8911178
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for erecting at sea a large slender body, such as the monopile of a wind turbine. The method comprises bringing the large slender body in a substantially horizontal floating condition at least partly underneath the work deck of a platform, attaching a tension cable to the slender body, and pulling on the tension cable using fixations means and guiding means that are provided at an edge of the work deck and are connected to it to gradually bring the slender body in an erected position along the edge of the work deck. The slender body is optionally driven into the under water bottom. The invention also relates to a device for performing the method. The method is reliable and obviates the use of large cranes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Geosea N.V.
    Inventors: Koen Vanderbeke, Bart Achiel Alfons De Poorter, Bart Ingrid Jack Brouwers
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ERECTING AT SEA A LARGE SLENDER BODY, SUCH AS THE MONOPILE OF A WIND TURBINE
    Publication number: 20110258829
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for erecting at sea a large slender body, such as the monopile of a wind turbine. The method comprises bringing the large slender body in a substantially horizontal floating condition at least partly underneath the work deck of a platform, attaching a tension cable to the slender body, and pulling on the tension cable using fixations means and guiding means that are provided at an edge of the work deck and are connected to it to gradually bring the slender body in an erected position along the edge of the work deck. The slender body is optionally driven into the under water bottom. The invention also relates to a device for performing the method. The method is reliable and obviates the use of large cranes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: GeoSea N.V.
    Inventors: Koen Vanderbeke, Bart Achiel Alfons De Poorter, Bart Ingrid Jack Brouwers