Patents by Inventor Vera Mohr

Vera Mohr 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).

  • Spar hull belly strake design and installation method
    Patent number: 8783198
    Abstract: A spar hull for a floating vessel can include a hard tank having a belly portion, a fixed strake coupled to the outer surface of the tank and a folding strake coupled to the belly portion of the tank, the folding strake having one or more strake panels and one or more support frames. A method for installing folding belly strakes on a spar hull may include providing a floating spar hull having a hard tank with a belly side, rotating the spar so that the belly side is in a first workable position, coupling at least one folding strake to the belly side of the spar, and coupling the strake in a folded position for transport. The method may include positioning the spar hull offshore in a transport position, upending the spar hull, unfolding the strake, fixing the strake in the unfolded position and installing the spar hull.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Technip France
    Inventors: Michael Y. H. Luo, Lixin Zhang, Kostas Filoktitis Lambrakos, Vera Mohr
  • SPAR HULL BELLY STRAKE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20120272888
    Abstract: A spar hull for a floating vessel can include a hard tank having a belly portion, a fixed strake coupled to the outer surface of the tank and a folding strake coupled to the belly portion of the tank, the folding strake having one or more strake panels and one or more support frames. A method for installing folding belly strakes on a spar hull may include providing a floating spar hull having a hard tank with a belly side, rotating the spar so that the belly side is in a first workable position, coupling at least one folding strake to the belly side of the spar, and coupling the strake in a folded position for transport. The method may include positioning the spar hull offshore in a transport position, upending the spar hull, unfolding the strake, fixing the strake in the unfolded position and installing the spar hull.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: TECHNIP FRANCE
    Inventors: Michael Y.H. Luo, Harvey O. Mohr, Vera Mohr, Lixin Zhang, Kostas Filoktitis Lambrakos