Patents by Inventor Ronny Lambertus Waltherus Nouwens

Ronny Lambertus Waltherus Nouwens 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).

  • Publication number: 20220227600
    Abstract: A modular spool storage device is configured to store a length of line, which is configurable between an assembled operational configuration and a disassembled transport configuration. In the assembled operational configuration, the device includes a ring with a U-shaped cross-section. The ring includes multiple ring sections, each ring section having two end faces, each end face being provided with at least one ring connector allowing the assembly of the ring by interconnection of the ring connectors of the multiple ling sections in circumferential direction from the disassembled transport configuration to the assembled operational configuration. The dimensions of a ring section fit into or correspond to that of an ISO shipping container so as to be transportable as or by an ISO shipping container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: ITREC B.V.
    Inventors: Ronny Lambertus Waltherus NOUWENS, Wouter Johannes SLOB, Terence Willem August VEHMEIJER
  • Patent number: 10927615
    Abstract: A drill rig includes a drilling tower, a drill floor with a well center, a slip device arranged at the well center, a tubulars connection makeup and breaking device, and a top drive system. The top drive system includes a traveling carriage that is vertically mobile along vertical rails of the drilling tower by means of a vertical motion drive. The system also includes a top drive unit supported by the carriage and including a top drive motor and a rotary torque output member. The system further includes a tripping operation elevator adapted to be engaged with the drill string in order to perform tripping operations. The top drive unit and the tripping operation elevator are each mobile relative to the traveling carriage, and the top drive system is provided with actuators adapted to cause the relative motion of the top drive unit and of the tripping operation elevator so as to provide a drilling mode, a tripping mode and bypassing mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: ITREC B.V.
    Inventors: Arthur Alexander De Mul, Ronny Lambertus Waltherus Nouwens, Joop Roodenburg
  • Patent number: 10767790
    Abstract: A marine reel lay method pipeline installation system for laying a flexible pipeline on the seabed a pipeline includes a pipeline launch tower adapted to launch the flexible pipeline in a firing line along said tower; a pipeline guide provided at an elevated position; one or more tensioners, wherein the tensioner frame includes two frame segments with track units, the two frame segments being adapted to be conjoined to each other and being pivotably mounted to said pipeline launch tower about a respective vertical tensioner pivot axis, allowing said two frame segments to be pivotable between a closed flexible pipeline laying configuration; and an open configuration; one or more vertical trolley rails supported by said pipeline launch tower and positioned between said vertical tensioner pivot axes of said two frame segments; a trolley movable along said one or more vertical trolley rails in a vertical trolley path which is unobstructed when said two frame segments are in the open configuration; and a hoisting
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: ITREC B. V.
    Inventors: Joop Roodenburg, Ronny Lambertus Waltherus Nouwens, Wilco Stavenuiter
  • Publication number: 20200115969
    Abstract: A drill rig includes a drilling tower, a drill floor with a well center, a slip device arranged at the well center, a tubulars connection makeup and breaking device, and a top drive system. The top drive system includes a traveling carriage that is vertically mobile along vertical rails of the drilling tower by means of a vertical motion drive. The system also includes a top drive unit supported by the carriage and including a top drive motor and a rotary torque output member. The system further includes a tripping operation elevator adapted to be engaged with the drill string in order to perform tripping operations. The top drive unit and the tripping operation elevator are each mobile relative to the traveling carriage, and the top drive system is provided with actuators adapted to cause the relative motion of the top drive unit and of the tripping operation elevator so as to provide a drilling mode, a tripping mode and bypassing mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: ITREC B.V.
    Inventors: Arthur Alexander DE MUL, Ronny Lambertus Waltherus NOUWENS, Joop ROODENBURG
  • Publication number: 20200103049
    Abstract: A marine reel lay method pipeline installation system for laying a flexible pipeline on the seabed a pipeline includes a pipeline launch tower adapted to launch the flexible pipeline in a firing line along said tower; a pipeline guide provided at an elevated position; one or more tensioners, wherein the tensioner frame includes two frame segments with track units, the two frame segments being adapted to be conjoined to each other and being pivotably mounted to said pipeline launch tower about a respective vertical tensioner pivot axis, allowing said two frame segments to be pivotable between a closed flexible pipeline laying configuration; and an open configuration; one or more vertical trolley rails supported by said pipeline launch tower and positioned between said vertical tensioner pivot axes of said two frame segments; a trolley movable along said one or more vertical trolley rails in a vertical trolley path which is unobstructed when said two frame segments are in the open configuration; and a hoisting
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: ITREC B.V.
    Inventors: Joop ROODENBURG, Ronny Lambertus Waltherus NOUWENS, Wilco STAVENUITER
  • Patent number: 10527195
    Abstract: A vessel is adapted to perform subsea wellbore related operations including module handling and laying flexible pipeline, e.g. wellbore intervention. The vessel includes a hull with a moonpool and a stationary drilling mast adjacent said moonpool. The front side of the drilling mast is provided with vertical trolley rails along which—during module handling—a module handling trolley is movable. Further one or more tensioners are provided to engage a flexible pipeline, also being supported by the by the drilling mast. The tensioner frame of a tensioner is mounted pivotably about a vertical pivot axis to the drilling mast, such that the tensioner frame is pivotable between the pipeline laying configuration wherein the lower tensioner is provided in the module handling area and an open configuration wherein a vertical trolley path is unobstructed to allow module handling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: ITREC B.V.
    Inventors: Joop Roodenburg, Ronny Lambertus Waltherus Nouwens, Wilco Stavenuiter
  • Patent number: 10228078
    Abstract: A marine pipeline installation system and marine pipeline installation method are disclosed. The marine pipeline installation system includes a pipeline launch tower for launching the pipeline in a firing line along the pipeline launch tower into the sea, and one or more tensioners supported by the pipeline launch tower. The system further includes a pipeline guide supported in a pipeline launch trajectory between a pipeline storage and the firing line above the one or more tensioners, wherein the pipeline guide is provided opposite the firing line relative to the pipeline launch tower. A guide support structure is provided, which is embodied as a single-sided guide support arm arranged on one side of the pipeline guide only.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: ITREC B.V.
    Inventors: Joop Roodenburg, Ronny Lambertus Waltherus Nouwens
  • Patent number: 10047878
    Abstract: A marine pipeline installation vessel and a method are provided for laying an offshore rigid pipeline in the sea, the vessel at least being adapted to carry out the rigid reel lay method. The vessel includes at least one vertical storage reel for the storage of a spooled rigid pipeline. A left and right reel support structure are provided to support the weight of the at least one storage reel. The left and right support structures are embodied to form a pivoting structure allowing an angular adjustment of the horizontal reel axis about a vertical axis to alter the angular position of the at least one storage reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: ITREC B.V.
    Inventors: Joop Roodenburg, Terence Willem August Vehmeijer, Ronny Lambertus Waltherus Nouwens, Jeroen Adrianus Joseph Donkers
  • Publication number: 20180156358
    Abstract: A vessel is adapted to perform subsea wellbore related operations including module handling and laying flexible pipeline, e.g. wellbore intervention. The vessel includes a hull with a moonpool and a stationary drilling mast adjacent said moonpool. The front side of the drilling mast is provided with vertical trolley rails along which—during module handling—a module handling trolley is movable. Further one or more tensioners are provided to engage a flexible pipeline, also being supported by the by the drilling mast. The tensioner frame of a tensioner is mounted pivotably about a vertical pivot axis to the drilling mast, such that the tensioner frame is pivotable between the pipeline laying configuration wherein the lower tensioner is provided in the module handling area and an open configuration wherein a vertical trolley path is unobstructed to allow module handling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Itrec B.V.
    Inventors: Joop ROODENBURG, Ronny Lambertus Waltherus NOUWENS, Wilco STAVENUITER
  • Publication number: 20180038516
    Abstract: A marine pipeline installation system and marine pipeline installation method are disclosed. The marine pipeline installation system includes a pipeline launch tower for launching the pipeline in a firing line along the pipeline launch tower into the sea, and one or more tensioners supported by the pipeline launch tower. The system further includes a pipeline guide supported in a pipeline launch trajectory between a pipeline storage and the firing line above the one or more tensioners, wherein the pipeline guide is provided opposite the firing line relative to the pipeline launch tower. A guide support structure is provided, which is embodied as a single-sided guide support arm arranged on one side of the pipeline guide only.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: ITREC B.V.
    Inventors: Joop ROODENBURG, Ronny Lambertus Waltherus NOUWENS
  • Patent number: 9856995
    Abstract: A tubular installation system includes a J-lay tower structure for lowering and raising a tubular or an accessory along a firing line; a tubulars supply system; an accessory supply system; and a loader system configured for transporting a tubular and an accessory between the horizontal tubular supply position and the firing line, wherein the loader system comprises: a loader device with a base and a boom which is pivotable with respect to the base between a lowered position for gripping a tubular and an accessory in the horizontal accessory supply position, and a raised position for delivering then to the firing line; a line-up tool, wherein the line-up tool is configured to exchange a tubular and an accessory with the loader device and transport a tubular between the loader device and the firing line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: ITREC B.V.
    Inventors: Joop Roodenburg, Ronny Lambertus Waltherus Nouwens, Terence Willem August Vehmeijer
  • Patent number: 9835268
    Abstract: A marine pipeline installation system for laying an offshore pipeline and/or installing a subsea riser includes a pipeline launch tower, a pipeline guide provided at an elevated position for guiding said pipeline to the pipeline launch trajectory along said tower, one or more tensioners, an abandonment and recovery (A&R) system including at least one A&R cable and associated A&R winch and a sheave arrangement with one or more sheaves supported by the pipeline launch tower at an upper position thereof. An auxiliary trolley is provided which is adapted to support the weight of the launched pipeline and which is movable along a rail in the pipeline launch trajectory when the one or more tensioner frames are in the retracted non-operable position, from a position above the uppermost tensioner to a position below the lowermost tensioner, the rail being supported by the pipeline launch tower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: ITREC B.V.
    Inventors: Joop Roodenburg, Terence Willem August Vehmeijer, Ronny Lambertus Waltherus Nouwens
  • Patent number: 9759351
    Abstract: A method for installing an accessory onto a pipeline to be laid on the seabed, includes launching the pipeline from a first position of a tower in which the tower is at an angle ? with respect to the vertical; stopping the launch of the pipeline, and hanging off the launched pipeline in a hang off module; positioning an accessory in a tower firing line; attaching the accessory to the launched pipeline in the hang off module and to at least one A&R cable; suspending the accessory and the launched pipeline from an A&R system; disengaging the hang off module from the launched pipeline; pivoting the pipeline launch tower to an accessory launch position in which the tower is at an angle ? that differs substantially from angle ?, such that a pipeline launch trajectory is created which is large enough to launch the accessory and the launched pipeline with the A&R system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: ITREC B.V.
    Inventors: Arnoud Laurens Feijen, Ronny Lambertus Waltherus Nouwens, Terence Willem August Vehmeijer, Joop Roodenburg
  • Publication number: 20170248252
    Abstract: A marine pipeline installation vessel and a method are provided for laying an offshore rigid pipeline in the sea, the vessel at least being adapted to carry out the rigid reel lay method. The vessel includes at least one vertical storage reel for the storage of a spooled rigid pipeline. A left and right reel support structure are provided to support the weight of the at least one storage reel. The left and right support structures are embodied to form a pivoting structure allowing an angular adjustment of the horizontal reel axis about a vertical axis to alter the angular position of the at least one storage reel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: ITREC B.V.
    Inventors: Joop ROODENBURG, Terence Willem August VEHMEIJER, Ronny Lambertus Waltherus NOUWENS, Jeroen Adrianus Joseph DONKERS
  • Publication number: 20170138508
    Abstract: A tubular installation system includes a J-lay tower structure for lowering and raising a tubular or an accessory along a firing line; a tubulars supply system; an accessory supply system; and a loader system configured for transporting a tubular and an accessory between the horizontal tubular supply position and the firing line, wherein the loader system comprises: a loader device with a base and a boom which is pivotable with respect to the base between a lowered position for gripping a tubular and an accessory in the horizontal accessory supply position, and a raised position for delivering then to the firing line; a line-up tool, wherein the line-up tool is configured to exchange a tubular and an accessory with the loader device and transport a tubular between the loader device and the firing line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: ITREC B.V.
    Inventors: Joop ROODENBURG, Ronny Lambertus Waltherus NOUWENS, Terence Willem August VEHMEIJER
  • Patent number: 9568122
    Abstract: The invention relates to a marine pipeline installation tensioner (1) for use on a pipeline installation vessel. A tensioner according to the invention comprises a lower track unit (2), an upper track unit (3) and a tensioner frame (4). The tensioner frame comprises multiple tensioner frame supports (7), a lower support frame (5) supporting the lower track unit, an upper support frame (6) supporting the upper track unit, a set of lower support frame actuators (9) provided between the tensioner frame supports and the lower support frame, and a set of upper support frame actuators (10) provided between the lower support frame and the upper support frame and adapted to move the upper support frame relative to the lower support frame. According to the invention, the track units are positioned by positioning the tensioner frame sections (5, 6) of the tensioner frame, and not by positioning the track units (2, 3) relative to the tensioner frame. This allows for a more compact tensioner design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: ITREC B.V.
    Inventors: Joop Roodenburg, Ronny Lambertus Waltherus Nouwens
  • Publication number: 20160265691
    Abstract: A method for installing an accessory onto a pipeline to be laid on the seabed, includes launching the pipeline from a first position of a tower in which the tower is at an angle ? with respect to the vertical; stopping the launch of the pipeline, and hanging off the launched pipeline in a hang off module; positioning an accessory in a tower firing line; attaching the accessory to the launched pipeline in the hang off module and to at least one A&R cable; suspending the accessory and the launched pipeline from an A&R system; disengaging the hang off module from the launched pipeline; pivoting the pipeline launch tower to an accessory launch position in which the tower is at an angle ? that differs substantially from angle a, such that a pipeline launch trajectory is created which is large enough to launch the accessory and the launched pipeline with the A&R system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: ITREC B.V.
    Inventors: Arnoud Laurens FEIJEN, Ronny Lambertus Waltherus NOUWENS, Terence Willem August VEHMEIJER, Joop ROODENBURG
  • Publication number: 20160238158
    Abstract: A marine pipeline installation system for laying an offshore pipeline and/or installing a subsea riser includes a pipeline launch tower, a pipeline guide provided at an elevated position for guiding said pipeline to the pipeline launch trajectory along said tower, one or more tensioners, an abandonment and recovery (A&R) system including at least one A&R cable and associated A&R winch and a sheave arrangement with one or more sheaves supported by the pipeline launch tower at an upper position thereof. An auxiliary trolley is provided which is adapted to support the weight of the launched pipeline and which is movable along a rail in the pipeline launch trajectory when the one or more tensioner frames are in the retracted non-operable position, from a position above the uppermost tensioner to a position below the lowermost tensioner, the rail being supported by the pipeline launch tower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: ITREC B.V.
    Inventors: Joop ROODENBURG, Terence Willem August VEHMEIJER, Ronny Lambertus Waltherus NOUWENS
  • Patent number: 9371939
    Abstract: A method for installing an accessory onto a pipeline to be laid on the seabed, includes launching the pipeline from a first position of a tower in which the tower is at an angle ? with respect to the vertical; stopping the launch of the pipeline, and hanging off the launched pipeline in a hang off module; positioning an accessory in a tower firing line; attaching the accessory to the launched pipeline in the hang off module and to at least one A&R cable; suspending the accessory and the launched pipeline from an A&R system; disengaging the hang off module from the launched pipeline; pivoting the pipeline launch tower to an accessory launch position in which the tower is at an angle ? that differs substantially from angle ?, such that a pipeline launch trajectory is created which is large enough to launch the accessory and the launched pipeline with the A&R system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: ITREC B.V.
    Inventors: Arnoud Laurens Feijen, Ronny Lambertus Waltherus Nouwens, Terence Willem August Vehmeijer, Joop Roodenburg
  • Patent number: 9255651
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a marine pipeline installation system for laying an offshore pipeline and/or installing a subsea riser. The system comprises: a pipeline launch tower (10), a pipeline guide (16) provided at an elevated position for guiding said pipeline to the pipeline launch trajectory along said tower, one or more tensioners (18), an abandonment and recovery (A&R) system (30) comprising at least one A&R cable and associated A&R winch and a sheave arrangement with one or more sheaves supported by the pipeline launch tower at an upper position thereof. Furthermore, an auxiliary trolley (38, 50) is provided which is adapted to support the weight of the launched pipeline and which is movable along a rail in the pipeline launch trajectory when the one or more tensioner frames are in the retracted non-operable position, from a position above the uppermost tensioner to a position below the lowermost tensioner, the rail being supported by the pipeline launch tower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: ITREC B.V.
    Inventors: Joop Roodenburg, Terence Willem August Vehmeijer, Ronny Lambertus Waltherus Nouwens