Patents by Inventor Luc Neyrinck

Luc Neyrinck 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).

  • Mud removal process and apparatus
    Patent number: 4600338
    Abstract: A process and a stationary dredging apparatus for periodically removing marine or river sediment of relatively high density from the bottom of an arm of the sea, a channel or a harbor basin by means of a stationary dredging means consisting of a substantially horizontal intake duct, which may be positioned at the bottom of a mud trap, an individual riser pipe operating either on the principle of an air-lift pump, or by aspiration of a mechanical pump, optionally according to a preestablished programme by regulating the air-arrival or the opening of the valves of the riser pipes, and a delivery pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1986
    Assignees: De Ondernemingen S.B.B.M., N.V. Atlas Copco Airpower Corp.
    Inventors: Albert Van Bruwaene, Luc Neyrinck, Luc Maertens, Bo Verner, Staffan Fors