Patents by Inventor Johannes Ooms

Johannes Ooms 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).

  • Active roll stabilisation system for ships
    Patent number: 7451715
    Abstract: The invention relates to an active roll stabilization system for ships, including at least one stabilization element extending below the water line, which is mounted on a rotary shaft that extends through the ship's hull, a sensor for sensing the ship's movements and delivering control signals on the basis thereof to rotation member for rotating the rotary shaft for the purpose of damping the ship's movements that are being sensed through the stabilization element. The object of the invention is to provide an active roll stabilization system for ships that can be used both with ships which are underway and with ships that are at anchor. According to the invention, the active roll stabilization system is to that end wherein the stabilization element is provided with a sub-element that is movable with respect to the stabilization element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Quantum Controls B.V.
    Inventors: Mattheus Theodorus Koop, Lambertus Johannes Maria Dinnissen, Johannes Ooms
  • ACTIVE ROLL STABILISATION SYSTEM FOR SHIPS
    Publication number: 20070272143
    Abstract: The invention relates to an active roll stabilization system for ships, including at least one stabilization element extending below the water line, which is mounted on a rotary shaft that extends through the ship's hull, a sensor for sensing the ship's movements and delivering control signals on the basis thereof to rotation member for rotating the rotary shaft for the purpose of damping the ship's movements that are being sensed through the stabilization element. The object of the invention is to provide an active roll stabilization system for ships that can be used both with ships which are underway and with ships that are at anchor. According to the invention, the active roll stabilization system is to that end wherein the stabilization element is provided with a sub-element that is movable with respect to the stabilization element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Mattheus Theodorus KOOP, Lambertus Johannes Maria Dinnissen, Johannes Ooms