Patents by Inventor Bernardus Martinus Zaal

Bernardus Martinus Zaal 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).

  • Upending device for upending an elongate support structure
    Patent number: 10889356
    Abstract: An offshore structure has an upending device for upending an elongate suppo structure from a substantially horizontal loading position on a deck of the offshore structure to a substantially vertical launch position outboard of the offshore structure. The upending device has a pivot axis situated near a side of the offshore structure for pivoting the upending device between the loading position and the launch position. A first end of the upending device has a connector member for pivotally connecting to the elongate support structure. The connector member in the launch position is in a position outboard from the side of the offshore structure. A second end of the upending device is attached to a pulling device that is located on the deck of the offshore structure. The upending device is within reach of one or more hoisting means for the elongate support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Seaway Heavy Lifting Engineering B.V.
    Inventor: Bernardus Martinus Zaal
  • Upending Device for Upending an Elongate Support Structure
    Publication number: 20200023923
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an offshore structure comprising an upending device for upending an elongate support structure from a substantially horizontal loading position on a deck of the offshore structure to a substantially vertical launch position outboard of the offshore structure. The upending device comprising a pivot axis situated near a side of the offshore structure for pivoting the upending device between the loading position and the launch position, a first end of the upending device having a connector member for pivotally connecting to the elongate support structure, the connector member in the launch position is in a position outboard from the side of the offshore structure, and a second end of the upending device is attached to a pulling device that is located on the deck of the offshore structure. The upending device is within reach of one or more hoisting means for lifting the elongate support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventor: Bernardus Martinus Zaal