Patents by Inventor Michiel Cornelis Kloosterboer

Michiel Cornelis Kloosterboer 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).

  • Mooring assembly
    Patent number: 8197293
    Abstract: A mooring assembly for a vessel comprises a receiving vessel part, a geostationary part received rotatably in said receiving vessel part and a main bearing assembly connecting the geostationary part to the receiving vessel part. The main bearing assembly comprises at least two separate bearings which are manipulable such that the one or the other or both bearings are in an operative position, thus allowing the non-operative bearing to be replaced, overhauled, repaired and alike in situ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Bluewater Energy Services B.V.
    Inventors: Lambert Erik Gooijer, Huibert Van Tol, Michiel Cornelis Kloosterboer, Pieter Cornelis Burger
  • Tubular handling apparatus and a drilling rig
    Patent number: 7744327
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tubular handling apparatus for moving tubulars between a substantially horizontal transfer station and a second transfer station. The apparatus comprises a base and a boom, rotatable with respect to the base between a lowered position and a raised position by boom rotation drive means in a boom rotation direction around a horizontal boom rotation axis. Furthermore, the apparatus comprises a gripper, rotatably attached to the boom and adapted for gripping the tubular, which gripper is rotatable about a gripper rotation axis by a gripper rotation drive means in a gripper rotation direction. According to the invention, the gripper rotation axis is parallel to and spaced from the horizontal boom rotation axis and in that the gripper rotation drive means provide a gripper rotation direction opposite to the boom rotation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Itrec B.V.
    Inventors: Johan Lops, Jacobus Franciscus van Rijn, Michiel Cornelis Kloosterboer
  • MOORING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20100012010
    Abstract: A mooring assembly for a vessel comprises a receiving vessel part, a geostationary part received rotatably in said receiving vessel part and a main bearing assembly connecting the geostationary part to the receiving vessel part. The main bearing assembly comprises at least two separate bearings which are manipulable such that the one or the other or both bearings are in an operative position, thus allowing the non-operative bearing to be replaced, overhauled, repaired and alike in situ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: Bluewater Energy Services B.V.
    Inventors: Lambert Erik Gooijer, Huibert Van Tol, Michiel Cornelis Kloosterboer, Pieter Cornelis Burger
  • Tubular Handling Apparatus and a Drilling Rig
    Publication number: 20080253866
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tubular handling apparatus for moving tubulars between a substantially horizontal transfer station and a second transfer station. The apparatus comprises a base and a boom, rotatable with respect to the base between a lowered position and a raised position by boom rotation drive means in a boom rotation direction around a horizontal boom rotation axis. Furthermore, the apparatus comprises a gripper, rotatably attached to the boom and adapted for gripping the tubular, which gripper is rotatable about a gripper rotation axis by a gripper rotation drive means in a gripper rotation direction. According to the invention, the gripper rotation axis is parallel to and spaced from the horizontal boom rotation axis and in that the gripper rotation drive means provide a gripper rotation direction opposite to the boom rotation direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: Itrec B.V.
    Inventors: Johan Lops, Jacobus Franciscus van Rijn, Michiel Cornelis Kloosterboer