Patents by Inventor Mike CHIVERS

Mike CHIVERS 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).

  • System and method for the deployment, towing and recovery of marine equipment from a waterborne carrier
    Patent number: 11420712
    Abstract: This document describes a system for the deployment, towing and recovery of marine equipment from a waterborne carrier, which carrier comprises a hoisting arrangement for lifting the marine equipment into the water. The system cooperates with the hoisting arrangement, and comprises a lateral deployment-recovery assembly for deployment and recovery on a lateral side of the carrier, and includes: a tow winch and an aft lateral outrigger connected to the carrier. The assembly also comprises a tow line guide and a guider winch including a guide line attachable to the tow line guide. The aft outrigger comprises a seat for the tow line guide and a sheave for the guide line to enable guiding of the tow line guide to the seat. The document also describes a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Furgo N.V.
    Inventors: Mike Chivers, Hans Van Der Wiel, Sebastiaan Cornelis Antonius Van Veldhuizen
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE DEPLOYMENT, TOWING AND RECOVERY OF MARINE EQUIPMENT FROM A WATERBORNE CARRIER
    Publication number: 20190351977
    Abstract: This document describes a system for the deployment, towing and recovery of marine equipment from a waterborne carrier, which carrier comprises a hoisting arrangement for lifting the marine equipment into the water. The system cooperates with the hoisting arrangement, and comprises a lateral deployment-recovery assembly for deployment and recovery on a lateral side of the carrier, and includes: a tow winch and an aft lateral outrigger connected to the carrier. The assembly also comprises a tow line guide and a guider winch including a guide line attachable to the tow line guide. The aft outrigger comprises a seat for the tow line guide and a sheave for the guide line to enable guiding of the tow line guide to the seat. The document also describes a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Fugro N.V.
    Inventors: Mike CHIVERS, Hans VAN DER WIEL, Sebastiaan Cornelis Antonius VAN VELDHUIZEN