Patents by Inventor Virginie Lehning

Virginie Lehning 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).

  • Installation for transferring a fluid between a tanker and a fixed structure
    Patent number: 8590472
    Abstract: This installation comprises a transport conduit which is at least partially submerged in a body of water, a device for conveying fluid between the vessel and the conduit, and a floating platform for securing the vessel. The platform comprises a carrier structure which is partially submerged in the body of water. The carrier structure comprises an open-work trellis which delimits internal spaces which are for circulation of water and which open in the body of water. The floating platform further comprises flexible lines for anchoring the carrier structure to the bottom of the body of water. The ratio of the volume of the internal spaces to the total of the volume of the open-work trellis and the volume of the internal spaces is greater than 0.9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Technip France
    Inventors: Jean-Pascal Biaggi, Virginie Lehning
  • INSTALLATION FOR TRANSFERRING A FLUID BETWEEN A TANKER AND A FIXED STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20100300545
    Abstract: This installation comprises a transport conduit which is at least partially submerged in a body of water, a device for conveying fluid between the vessel and the conduit, and a floating platform for securing the vessel. The platform comprises a carrier structure which is partially submerged in the body of water. The carrier structure comprises an open-work trellis which delimits internal spaces which are for circulation of water and which open in the body of water. The floating platform further comprises flexible lines for anchoring the carrier structure to the bottom of the body of water. The ratio of the volume of the internal spaces to the total of the volume of the open-work trellis and the volume of the internal spaces is greater than 0.9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Jean-Pascal Biaggi, Virginie Lehning