Patents by Inventor Rene F. Forget

Rene F. Forget 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).

  • Movable joint device for coupling a column, tower or platform
    Patent number: 4588328
    Abstract: A movable joint device for coupling a column to a base resting on the sea bed and comprising a male member and a female member each including associated assembling means allowing the joint to be obtained by assembling both members in fitting relationship with positive unilateral connection, the said members being maintained in the assembled position by means for ballasting the column to ensure a constantly downwardly directed load, whereas the said members are disassembled by merely modifying the ballasting means so as to reverse the load and impart it in an upward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1986
    Assignee: Entreprise d'Equipements et Hydrauliques (E.M.H)
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre R. F. Ghilardi, Rene F. Forget, Samuel Tuson