Patents by Inventor Johannes Hendrik Adriaansen

Johannes Hendrik Adriaansen 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).

  • Method and device for positioning ends of pipe sections relative to one another
    Patent number: 7713000
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for positioning an end (19) of a first pipe section (14) relative to an end (20) of a second pipe section (18), the method comprising: (a) prepositioning the end (19) of the first pipe section (14) near the end (20) of the second pipe section (18), defining a connection area (51) comprising the respective ends (19, 20) of the first and second pipe sections (14, 18); (b) performing a measuring process comprising a plurality of measuring steps, each measuring step comprising: (b1) moving a sensing device (86) to a location (89a, 89b, 89c) near the connection area (51); (b2) automatically measuring the location (89a, 89b, 89c) of the sensing device (86) relative to a reference location (87); (b3) automatically measuring point positions (98a, 98b, 98c, 98d) of points on the ends (19, 20) of the first and second pipe sections (14, 18) relative to the sensing device location (89a, 89b, 89c); (c) determining a target position of the end (19) of the first pipe section (14) relative t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland B.V.
    Inventors: Alexander Lambertus Johannes Verkuijl, Pieter de Goede, Johannes Hendrik Adriaansen, Cornelis van Zandwijk
  • Method And Device For Positioning Ends Of Pipe Sections Relative To One Another
    Publication number: 20080193218
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for positioning an end (19) of a first pipe section (14) relative to an end (20) of a second pipe section (18), the method comprising: (a) prepositioning the end (19) of the first pipe section (14) near the end (20) of the second pipe section (18), defining a connection area (51) comprising the respective ends (19, 20) of the first and second pipe sections (14, 18); (b) performing a measuring process comprising a plurality of measuring steps, each measuring step comprising: (b1) moving a sensing device (86) to a location (89a, 89b, 89c) near the connection area (51); (b2) automatically measuring the location (89a, 89b, 89c) of the sensing device (86) relative to a reference location (87); (b3) automatically measuring point positions (98a, 98b, 98c, 98d) of points on the ends (19, 20) of the first and second pipe sections (14, 18) relative to the sensing device location (89a, 89b, 89c); (c) determining a target position of the end (19) of the first pipe section (14) relative t
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: HEEREMA MARINE CONTRACTORS NEDERLAND B.V.
    Inventors: Alexander Lambertus Johannes Verkuijl, Cornelis Van Zandwijk, Pieter De Goede, Johannes Hendrik Adriaansen