Patents by Inventor Jan Arne Opedal

Jan Arne Opedal 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: 20230143998
    Abstract: A walk-to-work system for allowing personnel and/or equipment to move between a vessel and a wind turbine includes a gangway system and an elevator system positioned with a radial offset from the gangway system. The gangway system includes a height adjustable elongated pedestal and a gangway. The height adjustable elongated pedestal has a first elongated pedestal end mountable onto a deck of the vessel. The height adjustable elongated pedestal includes a first pedestal part and a second pedestal part height adjustably coupled to the first pedestal part. The gangway is rotationally coupled to the height adjustable elongated pedestal at a height Hg from the first elongated pedestal end such that the gangway is radially extending at a length Lg from a center axis of the height adjustable elongated pedestal. The elevator system includes a height adjustable elongated elevator having a first elevator end mountable onto the deck of the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: MacGregor Norway AS
    Inventors: Jan Arne Opedal, Carl David Herland