Patents by Inventor Tore Strand

Tore Strand 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).

  • Smart line sensor
    Patent number: 11644372
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor device for insertion and for measuring tension within a braided, plaited and/or laid line. The sensor device comprises an elongated sensor housing having an outer housing surface and an inner housing surface and at least one pressure sensor arranged inside the elongated sensor housing. The outer housing surface having a substantially elliptic or circular cross sectional area around the longitudinal axis of the sensor housing. Further, the at least one pressure sensor is configured to allow measurement, at least indirectly, of a pressure exerted on the outer housing surface. The invention also relates to a line sensor assembly for mooring of one or more structures, and a method of adjusting the tension in a line sensor assembly and the use of a line sensor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Wilhelmsen Ships Service AS
    Inventor: Tore Strand
  • A smart line sensor
    Publication number: 20210190610
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor device for insertion and for measuring tension within a braided, plaited and/or laid line. The sensor device comprises an elongated sensor housing having an outer housing surface and an inner housing surface and at least one pressure sensor arranged inside the elongated sensor housing. The outer housing surface having a substantially elliptic or circular cross sectional area around the longitudinal axis of the sensor housing. Further, the at least one pressure sensor is configured to allow measurement, at least indirectly, of a pressure exerted on the outer housing surface. The invention also relates to a line sensor assembly for mooring of one or more structures, and a method of adjusting the tension in a line sensor assembly and the use of a line sensor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventor: Tore Strand
  • Rope sensor housing with sensors for measuring the tension in vessel mooring
    Patent number: D929882
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Inventors: Tore Strand, André Rybakken