Patents by Inventor Erik WESTRE

Erik WESTRE 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).

  • Patent number: 11022367
    Abstract: An apparatus for emptying and filling horizontal freezers, which includes a first and a second chain actuator, the chain actuators being arranged parallel to each other and parallel to an y axis, the chain actuators having first and second ends, a sliding beam arranged between the first and second chain actuators nearby, or at, the first end of the first and second chain actuators, and a feeding arrangement for retracting the first and second chain actuators from an extended configuration to a collapsed configuration and for extending the chain actuators from a collapsed configuration to an extended configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: OPTIMAR AS
    Inventors: Bengt Are Abrahamsen, Bjørnar Andre Vik, Erik Westre, Vidar Pettersen
  • Publication number: 20190056171
    Abstract: An apparatus for emptying and filling horizontal freezers, which includes a first and a second chain actuator, the chain actuators being arranged parallel to each other and parallel to an y axis, the chain actuators having first and second ends, a sliding beam arranged between the first and second chain actuators nearby, or at, the first end of the first and second chain actuators, and a feeding arrangement for retracting the first and second chain actuators from an extended configuration to a collapsed configuration and for extending the chain actuators from a collapsed configuration to an extended configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Bengt Are ABRAHAMSEN, Bjørnar Andre VIK, Erik WESTRE, Vidar PETTERSEN
  • Patent number: 8613570
    Abstract: A method of constructing a semi-submersible unit with a side wall. To construct the semi-submersible unit, the method can include placing a hull in a body of water and connecting a deck structure to the hull. In addition, there is a kit for constructing a semi-submersible unit, with a side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: GVA Consultants AB
    Inventor: Bernt Erik Westre
  • Publication number: 20100003085
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of constructing a semi-submersible unit comprising a side wall, wherein the method comprises the steps of: placing a hull in a body of water, the hull comprising an opening for receiving an end piece, the end piece constituting at least a portion of the side wall; lowering the hull into the body of water, and connecting a deck structure to the hull to form a semi-submersible unit. The present invention also relates to a kit for constructing a semi-submersible unit comprising a side wall, wherein the kit comprises hull comprising an opening and a deck structure. Moreover, the present invention relates to a semi-submersible unit constructed according to the method and/or from a kit according to the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: GVA Consultants AB
    Inventor: Bernt Erik Westre