Patents by Inventor Geert Jan Jacob VERVER

Geert Jan Jacob VERVER 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: 20120318370
    Abstract: An arrangement for recovering oil from a sunken ship wreck (1) resting on the bottom (2) of a body of water, which wreck including a compartment (3) with contains a fluid, such as bunker oil or cargo oil, includes first stage heating elements (10) immersed in the fluid in the compartment (3), second stage heating elements (11) outside the wreck (1) and connected to the compartment (3) according to a fluid circulation loop (6). Furthermore, a fluid transfer line (9) is connected to the fluid circulation loop (6). Selector valve elements (20) are connected the fluid circulation loop (6) and the fluid transfer line (9) for selectively allowing fluid flow through the fluid circulation loop and/or the fluid transfer line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: SMIT NEDERLAND B.V.
    Inventors: Geert Jan Jacob VERVER, Bart Maarten Willem HUIZING
  • Publication number: 20120251286
    Abstract: A mobile container manipulator device (3) includes ISO container engagement parts (5, 6) interconnected by a manipulator body (4), each of which container engagement parts (5, 6) is to be coupled to a respective ISO container (2). The manipulator body (4) has an adjustable length and has length adjustment element (12) providing a variable distance between the container engagement parts (5, 6). The respective connections between the manipulator body (4) and each container engagement part (5, 6) each have at least one pivot joint (13, 16, 21) and have angle adjustment elements (15, 18) providing a variable angular orientation of the container engagement part (5, 6) with respect to the manipulator body (4). The container manipulator device (3) is used for lightering a grounded container ship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: SMIT NEDERLAND B.V.
    Inventors: Dirk Robert VAN DER VELDEN, Theodorus Menno HAAK, Geert Jan Jacob VERVER