Patents by Inventor Laurids Uglvig

Laurids Uglvig 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).

  • Plant for transporting cargo and/or from a ship
    Patent number: 8225948
    Abstract: A plant (1;20) for transferring cargo (23) to and from a ship (24), said plant comprising an elevated rail structure (2) and a crane unit (3) where the elevated rail structure (2) is arranged on one side of the ship (24) and comprises a longitudinal rail (6) which extends essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ship and where the crane unit is arranged to transfer a load or a group of loads to and from said ship, is supported by said longitudinal rail and is displaceable along said longitudinal rail. The crane unit furthermore comprises a boom (10) and a trolley (21) where the boom of said crane unit extends essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal rail such that one end of the boom extends over the ship; and where the boom of said crane unit comprises a transverse rail (13) which extends in a direction which is essentially transverse to the longitudinal rail and essentially parallel to the centre line of the boom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: APM Terminals Management B.V.
    Inventors: Angelo De Jong, Laurids Uglvig, Anders Kjeldsen, Michael Alex Jordan
  • PLANT FOR TRANSPORTING CARGO AND/OR FROM A SHIP
    Publication number: 20090208312
    Abstract: A plant (1;20) for transferring cargo (23) to and from a ship (24), said plant comprising an elevated rail structure (2) and a crane unit (3) where the elevated rail structure (2) is arranged on one side of the ship (24) and comprises a longitudinal rail (6) which extends essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ship and where the crane unit is arranged to transfer a load or a group of loads to and from said ship, is supported by said longitudinal rail and is displaceable along said longitudinal rail. The crane unit furthermore comprises a boom (10) and a trolley (21) where the boom of said crane unit extends essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal rail such that one end of the boom extends over the ship; and where the boom of said crane unit comprises a transverse rail (13) which extends in a direction which is essentially transverse to the longitudinal rail and essentially parallel to the centre line of the boom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: APM Terminals Management B.V.
    Inventors: Angelo De Jong, Laurids Uglvig, Anders Kjeldsen, Michael Alex Jordan