Patents by Inventor Chris VAN ZEIJL

Chris VAN ZEIJL 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).

  • Lifting device, vessel and method for removal and/or installation of at least one part of a sea platform
    Patent number: 9738354
    Abstract: The invention provides a lifting device (1) for lifting a leg of at least one part of a sea platform comprising a support structure and a top side, wherein the lifting device comprises: a base structure (2) to be mounted on a vessel; a gripping device (3) to grip the leg, wherein the gripping device is movably supported with respect to the base structure; a support device (4) mounted on the base structure, and a lifting beam (5), wherein a first end of the lifting beam is configured to be supported at a support location of the support device and wherein a second end of the lifting beam opposite to the first end is configured to be connected to the gripping device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: HEEREMA MARINE CONTRACTORS NEDERLAND SE
    Inventors: Gerardus Cornelius Van Grieken, Timotheus Johannes Rutten, Chris Van Zeijl
  • LIFTING DEVICE, VESSEL AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL AND/OR INSTALLATION OF AT LEAST ONE PART OF A SEA PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20160159440
    Abstract: The invention provides a lifting device (1) for lifting a leg of at least one part of a sea platform comprising a support structure and a top side, wherein the lifting device comprises: a base structure (2) to be mounted on a vessel; a gripping device (3) to grip the leg, wherein the gripping device is movably supported with respect to the base structure; a support device (4) mounted on the base structure, and a lifting beam (5), wherein a first end of the lifting beam is configured to be supported at a support location of the support device and wherein a second end of the lifting beam opposite to the first end is configured to be connected to the gripping device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Gerardus Cornelius VAN GRIEKEN, Timotheus Johannes RUTTEN, Chris VAN ZEIJL