Patents by Inventor Lucas Jan Adriaan Maria Bols

Lucas Jan Adriaan Maria Bols 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).

  • Device and method for paying out an elongated flexible article from a vessel
    Patent number: 11040758
    Abstract: A device for paying out an elongated flexible article from a vessel is described. The device comprises a storage unit for the article, overboarding guide means for the article, article support means defining a cable path between the storage unit and the overboarding guide means, and pulling means for advancing the elongated article along the path. The article support means comprise an overboarding support element that is translatable in a first direction, and a buffering support system comprising a support element that is translatable in a second direction, whereby a translation of the support element has the effect of varying the length of the cable path. A vessel equipped with the device is also described. The device and method allow paying out an elongated flexible article from a vessel in a more efficient way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: DEME Offshore NL B.V.
    Inventors: Lucas Jan Adriaan Maria Bols, Philip Meijnardt Jacobus Scheers, Marco Martinus Maria Gremmen
  • Device and Method for Paying Out an Elongated Flexible Article from a Vessel
    Publication number: 20190382085
    Abstract: A device for paying out an elongated flexible article from a vessel is described. The device comprises a storage unit for the article, overboarding guide means for the article, article support means defining a cable path between the storage unit and the overboarding guide means, and pulling means for advancing the elongated article along the path. The article support means comprise an overboarding support element that is translatable in a first direction, and a buffering support system comprising a support element that is translatable in a second direction, whereby a translation of the support element has the effect of varying the length of the cable path. A vessel equipped with the device is also described. The device and method allow paying out an elongated flexible article from a vessel in a more efficient way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Lucas Jan Adriaan Maria Bols, Philip Meijnardt Jacobus Scheers, Marco Martinus Maria Gremmen