Patents by Inventor Serge Wezemer

Serge Wezemer 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).

  • Drag head and trailing suction hopper dredger
    Patent number: 9222238
    Abstract: A drag head (100) for dredging material (2) from the bed (3) of a body of water and transporting the material (2) to a suction tube (120). The drag head (100) is arranged to be dragged over the bed (3) in a dragging direction (D). The drag head (100) includes a suction section (110) in which an under pressure can be created to suck up the material (2) from the bed (3) through a suction opening (113) into a suction chamber (112). A heel section (111) guides the drag head (100) along the bed (3). The suction section (110) is preferably rotatably connected to the heel section (111). The suction section (110) also includes an outlet (114) for transporting the material (2) towards the suction tube (120).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: IHC HOLLAND IE B.V.
    Inventor: Serge Wezemer
  • DRAG HEAD AND TRAILING SUCTION HOPPER DREDGER
    Publication number: 20140190044
    Abstract: A drag head (100) for dredging material (2) from the bed (3) of a body of water and transporting the material (2) to a suction tube (120). The drag head (100) is arranged to be dragged over the bed (3) in a dragging direction (D). The drag head (100) includes a suction section (110) in which an under pressure can be created to suck up the material (2) from the bed (3) through a suction opening (113) into a suction chamber (112). A heel section (111) guides the drag head (100) along the bed (3). The suction section (110) is preferably rotatably connected to the heel section (111). The suction section (110) also includes an outlet (114) for transporting the material (2) towards the suction tube (120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: IHC HOLLAND IE B.V.
    Inventor: Serge Wezemer