Patents by Inventor Henk Heikens Pleizier

Henk Heikens Pleizier 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).

  • Disconnectable mooring system and method for disconnecting or reconnecting it
    Patent number: 8651040
    Abstract: A disconnectable mooring system for a vessel is presented, comprising a moonpool in the vessel, a turret structure mounted for a rotation in said moonpool and a buoy member having a plurality of passages each adapted to receive a riser. The turret structure has a lower end comprising a buoy receptacle for detachably receiving the buoy member, wherein the mooring system further comprises a plurality of mooring lines for transmitting mooring forces and each have a lower end and an upper end connected to the seabed and the buoy member, respectively. The mooring lines each comprise a first section which in a disconnectable manner is connected to the turret structure and a second section connected to the first section at a coupling point and connected to the buoy member. Also methods for disconnecting and reconnecting such a mooring system are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Bluewater Energy Services B.V.
    Inventors: Rik Robert Heideman, Patrizio Giovanni Matia Ottolini, Clemens Gerardus Johannes Maria Van Der Nat, Boris Rijnten, Richard Leeuwenburgh, Jacob Jan Van Nielen, Henk Heikens Pleizier