6. Reversible life raft system
US8382541
Winslow Marine (US)
Specific construction
Only one side can open
7. Insulating safety device for waterproof
work clothes
EP2433512
Save Dummy (ES)
Expands the surviving time of a
worker who fell in the water
Seals all possible openings in
the clothing with a salt reaction
8. Patents – around the seven seas
Patents Safety at sea
Fishing and aquaculture
Protection of the coasts
Ship building
How about your developments?
10. Aquaculture-net
with anisotropic bottom mesh
WO2013053603 - Bekaert nv - Ichalam SA (Chili)
Typical size of fish cultivator: 30x30x15 or 50X15 m
Bottom mesh can weigh >1000 kg
Problem that arises: the bottom mesh sags
11. Aquaculture-net
with anisotropic bottom mesh
Solution for the sagging – problem:
Increase the dimensional stability by using a ‘woven’ mesh of
metal wires and make the bottom anisotropic
12. A second application of Bekaert solves
the problem for the sides of the cultivator
WO2013053605 - Bekaert nv - Ichalam SA (Chili)
Combining the advantages of horizontal and vertical
elements in the sides
-> less volume problems and fractures
13. Algae – biomass of the future
Cultivatable at sea
1 kilo algae: 0.4 € as oil
300 € as spec. nutrient
On land: + controlable
- high investments
At sea: big surfaces
First trials are done with coated
textiles – algae bags
14. Algae cultuvation in watercontainers
in the open sea
EP2129213
Floating container, made with
textile elements
Feed lines and harvesting
lines are foreseen
15. Support medium for the growth of
macroalgae in the open sea
EP2375884
Seaweed Energy Solutions
Floating support structure
Open structure to have a flow
of water feeding the algae
16. Patents – around the seven seas
Patents Safety at sea
Fishing and aquaculture
Protection of the coasts
Ship building
How about your developments?
17. The Dutch flood defense:
“unbreachable” dikes for 2015
3500 kilometers of flood defense
200 kilometers are in need of repairs
No conventional topping of the
dikes, but broaden the dikes
700 million euro/year
19. Coastal protection exists already for
years, eg chain of sand bags
US3696623 (1972)
Farbwerke Höchst
Mat with internal
combination of
sand bags and
normal fabric
Coastal protection
20. Patents – around the seven seas
Patents Safety at sea
Fishing and aquaculture
Protection of the coasts
Ship building
How about your developments?
23. Instead of windsails now, the sun can
also be the driving force
Solarsailor in Australia
‘Wings’ of solar panels
On commercial ships or
private ships
Patent on ‘unmanned’ ships
24. Ship building of the future can go to
all (wind) directions
Now: on concrete platforms
Hywind: floating windmills
Deep sea possible
Other materials necessary in
the future
25. Patents – around the seven seas
Patents Safety at sea
Fishing and aquaculture
Protection of the coasts
Ship building
How about your developments?
26. In Belgium, tax is deduced with 80% of
the income of patented products
Don’t forget to take a (Belgian)
patent on your innovative
developments!
Around 100 companies use this
specific law now
Average tax deduction: 100.000 €
27. Patents – around the seven seas
Patents Safety at sea
Fishing and aquaculture
Protection of the coasts
Ship building
How about your developments?
28. Sea – source of inspiration!
Contact: svr@centexbel.be
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