| GeoSea N.V. Patent applications |
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| 20120027525 | JACK-UP OFFSHORE PLATFORM AND ITS USE FOR ASSEMBLING AND SERVICING A STRUCTURE AT SEA - A jack-up offshore platform includes a work deck and a lifting device for manipulating a load from the work deck. The lifting device includes a main boom for manipulating the load, which main boom is pivotally connected to a support structure at a pivot. The support structure is provided to support the pivot in an elevated position with respect to the work deck, which allows manipulation of heavier loads and moreover saves space on the work deck. In a preferred embodiment, the platform further includes a counterbalancing structure that is connectable to the platform and/or the support structure. Also included is the use of the platform for assembling and servicing a structure at sea. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027523 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A STRUCTURE AT SEA - A device for assembling a large structure at sea, particularly a wind turbine. The device includes a support structure which can be arranged relative to a transport vessel, wherein a part of the support structure is movable from a transport position, in which the component is transported, to an assembly position in which the component is rotated and/or tilted relative to the transport position. The movable part is provided can be fixed in place. A method for assembling a large structure at sea making use of the device. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20110258829 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ERECTING AT SEA A LARGE SLENDER BODY, SUCH AS THE MONOPILE OF A WIND TURBINE - The invention relates to a method for erecting at sea a large slender body, such as the monopile of a wind turbine. The method comprises bringing the large slender body in a substantially horizontal floating condition at least partly underneath the work deck of a platform, attaching a tension cable to the slender body, and pulling on the tension cable using fixations means and guiding means that are provided at an edge of the work deck and are connected to it to gradually bring the slender body in an erected position along the edge of the work deck. The slender body is optionally driven into the under water bottom. The invention also relates to a device for performing the method. The method is reliable and obviates the use of large cranes. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110219614 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSEMBLING A WIND TURBINE AT SEA - The invention relates to a device for assembling a rotor of a wind turbine at sea. The device comprises a support structure that is provided with means for rotating the hub of a rotor around the hubs longitudinal axis. The support structure is further adapted to be connected to an offshore platform such that the rotating means may be positioned outside the periphery of the platform. The invention also relates to an assembly of an offshore platform and the device, connected thereto. The invention further relates to a method for assembling a rotor of a wind turbine at sea, and to a method of assembling a wind turbine at sea, using the device and assembly. The device and method provide a more efficient assemblage. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110017695 | JACK-UP OFFSHORE PLATFORM AND A METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AND SERVICING A WIND TURBINE - A jack-up offshore platform, on which is provided a lifting crane for lifting a load, which lifting crane includes structure connectable to the platform for counterbalancing the load. The counterbalancing structure may include at least one counterbalancing cable for operably connecting to the platform. A lifting crane provided with counterbalancing structure connectable to a jack-up offshore platform, and to a method of repositioning a load from a platform. | 01-27-2011 |
