Patents by Inventor Gert Brouns

Gert Brouns 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 for dredging soil material under water
    Patent number: 8965607
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for dumping material onto an underwater bottom or installation, such as a pipeline. The device comprises a vessel, provided with a fall pipe through which the material is dumped on the underwater bottom; a steering device adapted to control the motion of the fall pipe relative to the underwater bottom; first monitoring means adapted to monitor the state of the underwater bottom; second monitoring means adapted to monitor the position of the steering device; and computing means adapted to compute, control signals for moving the steering device. The invention also relates to a method for dumping material onto an underwater bottom or installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Tideway B.V.
    Inventors: Johan Heiler, Jan Gabriel, Gwyn Hagenaers, Gert Brouns
  • Device for Dredging Soil Material Under Water
    Publication number: 20130236273
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for dumping material onto an underwater bottom or installation, such as a pipeline. The device comprises a vessel, provided with a fall pipe through which the material is dumped on the underwater bottom; a steering device adapted to control the motion of the fall pipe relative to the underwater bottom; first monitoring means adapted to monitor the state of the underwater bottom; second monitoring means adapted to monitor the position of the steering device; and computing means adapted to compute, control signals for moving the steering device. The invention also relates to a method for dumping material onto an underwater bottom or installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: TIDEWAY B.V.
    Inventors: Johan Heiler, Jan Gabriel, Gwyn Hagenaers, Gert Brouns