Patents by Inventor Lars Snellman

Lars Snellman 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 to utilize a ship in a novel way and a multi-purpose ship
    Patent number: 9605398
    Abstract: A method to utilize an ice-breaker (10) in a novel way such that tanks of the anti-roll system and/or tanks (21, 22, 23 and 24) of the heeling system are used for recovering and/or processing oil (16) to be recovered from water. The oil is separated from water in a tank of the anti-roll system and/or a tank (21) of the heeling system of the ice-breaker, which tank contains warm water (15) and steam heat pipes (19). The tanks of the anti-roll system and/or tanks of the heeling system of the ice-breaker have separate oil recovery piping which is used when the heeling tanks of the ice-breaker are used for responding to an oil spill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: ARCTIA SHIPPING OY
    Inventors: Lars Snellman, Kai Valtari, Hanna Suutarla
  • METHOD TO UTILIZE A SHIP IN A NOVEL WAY AND A MULTI-PURPOSE SHIP
    Publication number: 20140190901
    Abstract: A method to utilize an ice-breaker (10) in a novel way such that tanks of the anti-roll system and/or tanks (21, 22, 23 and 24) of the heeling system are used for recovering and/or processing oil (16) to be recovered from water. The oil is separated from water in a tank of the anti-roll system and/or a tank (21) of the heeling system of the ice-breaker, which tank contains warm water (15) and steam heat pipes (19). The tanks of the anti-roll system and/or tanks of the heeling system of the ice-breaker have separate oil recovery piping which is used when the heeling tanks of the ice-breaker are used for responding to an oil spill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Arctia Shipping OY
    Inventors: Lars Snellman, Kai Valtari, Hanna Suutarla