Patents by Inventor Gustav E. Piene

Gustav E. Piene 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).

  • System for establishing a towing connection between a marine casualty and a salvage vessel
    Patent number: 5797343
    Abstract: A system for establishing a towing connection between a marine casualty and a salvage vessel, characterized in that it comprises a loop-forming arrangement which is held distended in the horizontal plane and which is connected to a towline, the towline being releasably connected to a distending system by a device whereby the connection is released when the distending system loses its distending effect, the loop-forming arrangement defining an open and unobstructed space being adapted to be brought in, over and around a strong structural member on the casualty by a helicopter or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Assignee: Bukser og Bjergning AS
    Inventor: Gustav E. Piene