Patents by Inventor Zouhair Sahnoun

Zouhair Sahnoun 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).

  • Tension member
    Patent number: 7059091
    Abstract: A tension member comprising a plurality of fiber filaments gathered into a plurality of strands. The filaments run close together, and a protective sheath is provided around the strands. Each strand is coated on the exterior thereof with a strand sheath of a material having a low friction coefficient, permitting the strands to move longitudinally in relation to one another and independently of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Aker Kvaerner Subsea AS
    Inventors: Bjørn Paulshus, Roy Olav Kristiansen, Zouhair Sahnoun
  • Tension member
    Publication number: 20020028112
    Abstract: A tension member comprising a plurality of fiber filaments (21) gathered into a plurality of strands (20). The filaments (21) run close together, and a protective sheath (16) is provided around the strands. Each strand (20) is coated on the exterior thereof with a sheath (22) of a material having a low friction coefficient, permitting the strands (20) to move longitudinally in relation to one another and independently of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Bjorn Paulshus, Roy Olav Kristiansen, Zouhair Sahnoun