Patents by Inventor Michiel Van den Noort

Michiel Van den Noort 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).

  • Wave barrier, barrier assembly, flood barrier, and method
    Patent number: 10895051
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-raising wave barrier for providing an alleviation of a load due to wave action from a body of water on the side of the wave barrier remote from the body of water. The barrier includes a series of barrier assemblies providing alleviation of the load due to the wave action. Each barrier assembly includes a holder for a wave barrier element which is anchored to a bottom of the body of water or a surface adjacent to the body of water, a wave barrier element arrangeable movably over a path of movement in the holder between a lower rest state and a higher active state, and holding means for holding and/or stopping the wave barrier element in the higher active state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Van den Noort Innovations B.V.
    Inventor: Michiel Van den Noort
  • Wave Barrier, Barrier Assembly, Flood Barrier, and Method
    Publication number: 20190177940
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-raising wave barrier for providing an alleviation of a load due to wave action from a body of water on the side of the wave barrier remote from the body of water. The barrier includes a series of barrier assemblies providing alleviation of the load due to the wave action. Each barrier assembly includes a holder for a wave barrier element which is anchored to a bottom of the body of water or a surface adjacent to the body of water, a wave barrier element arrangeable movably over a path of movement in the holder between a lower rest state and a higher active state, and holding means for holding and/or stopping the wave barrier element in the higher active state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventor: Michiel Van den Noort