Patents by Inventor Roderick Michael Ruinen

Roderick Michael Ruinen 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: 8468966
    Abstract: Anchor comprising a fluke which can be introduced into an anchoring ground in accordance with a direction of penetration by exerting a pulling force on an anchor line connected to the anchor, and a measuring coupling which during introduction of the fluke forms part of a force transfer between the anchor line and the fluke, wherein the measuring coupling is provided with a first coupling member that is connected to the fluke, a second coupling member that is connected to the anchor line, a hollow coupling bar that couples the coupling members to one another, wherein the coupling members in the longitudinal direction of the bar engage onto the coupling bar at different places in order to be able to deform it, and a measuring body extending through the hollow coupling bar and which at least at its ends is connected to the coupling bar in order to deform along with the coupling bar, wherein the measuring body is provided with deformation sensors for recording the deformation parameters of the coupling bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Stevlos B.V.
    Inventors: David Peter Van Den Ende, Roderick Michael Ruinen
  • Publication number: 20110247543
    Abstract: Anchor comprising a fluke which can be introduced into an anchoring ground in accordance with a direction of penetration by exerting a pulling force on an anchor line connected to the anchor, and a measuring coupling which during introduction of the fluke forms part of a force transfer between the anchor line and the fluke, wherein the measuring coupling is provided with a first coupling member that is connected to the fluke, a second coupling member that is connected to the anchor line, a hollow coupling bar that couples the coupling members to one another, wherein the coupling members in the longitudinal direction of the bar engage onto the coupling bar at different places in order to be able to deform it, and a measuring body extending through the hollow coupling bar and which at least at its ends is connected to the coupling bar in order to deform along with the coupling bar, wherein the measuring body is provided with deformation sensors for recording the deformation parameters of the coupling bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: David Peter Van Den Ende, Roderick Michael Ruinen
  • Patent number: 7475650
    Abstract: Device for connecting an anchor line to an anchor, which anchor has a fluke and according to a direction of penetration can penetrate into an anchoring ground by exerting a tensile force on the anchor line, wherein the device is provided with an attachment means for attachment of an anchor line to the device and at least two attachment means for attachment of two fluke-anchor line connection elements which at locations that are spaced apart in a forward direction of penetration are attached to the fluke, wherein at least one of the attachment means is adapted for release by swinging the anchor line with respect to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Rijhof Ankers Beheer B.V.
    Inventors: Roderick Michael Ruinen, David Peter Van Den Ende