Patents by Inventor Michael Leer-Andersen

Michael Leer-Andersen 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).

  • Patent number: 7234407
    Abstract: Systems and processes for controlling and/or preventing fouling of marine vessel hulls and fixed structures are disclosed. The systems and processes deliver an anti-fouling composition through a dispersing means, such as dispersion tubing, to the surface of a vessel hull or fixed structure below the water line. Also disclosed are methods of controlling the delivery of an anti-fouling composition to the surface of a vessel hull or fixed structure below the waterline, including the steps of generating signals representative of parameters such as current flow direction and speed and water temperature, to identify and control the proper volume release rate of the anti-fouling solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: Robert A. Levine, Joseph P. Madden, A. Stefan Bern, Michael Leer-Andersen
  • Publication number: 20070137546
    Abstract: Systems and processes for controlling and/or preventing fouling of marine vessel hulls and fixed structures are disclosed. The systems and processes deliver an anti-fouling composition through a dispersing means, such as dispersion tubing, to the surface of a vessel hull or fixed structure below the water line. Also disclosed are methods of controlling the delivery of an anti-fouling composition to the surface of a vessel hull or fixed structure below the waterline, including the steps of generating signals representative of parameters such as current flow direction and speed and water temperature, to identify and control the proper volume release rate of the anti-fouling solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Levine, Joseph Madden, A. Bern, Michael Leer-Andersen