Patents by Inventor Halvor Snellingen

Halvor Snellingen 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).

  • Subsea excavation and suction device
    Patent number: 7395618
    Abstract: Subsea excavation and suction device includes a suction head with an inlet opening at an outer, free end and an outlet opening connected to a suction hose arranged at a distance from the inlet opening. The suction head is mounted on a hydraulic controller arm and at the inlet opening is provided with mechanical and hydraulic devices to disintegrate solid material (sediment). The hydraulic device includes a number of jet nozzles, while the mechanical device includes bars. The cross-sectional area of the inlet opening is larger than the cross-sectional area of the outlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Fossura AS
    Inventors: Tom Jacobsen, Halvor Snellingen
  • Subsea excavation and suction device
    Publication number: 20070166107
    Abstract: Subsea excavation and suction device includes a suction head with an inlet opening at an outer, free end and an outlet opening connected to a suction hose arranged at a distance from the inlet opening. The suction head is mounted on a hydraulic controller arm and has at the inlet opening provided with mechanical and hydraulic means to disintegrate solid material (sediment). The hydraulic means includes a number of jet nozzles, while the mechanical means includes bars. The cross-sectional area of the inlet opening is larger than the cross-sectional area of the outlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Tom Jacobsen, Halvor Snellingen