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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2025
Deme Offshore BE NV, Zwijndrecht, BE;
Kenneth Gerard Vannieuwenhuyse, Zwijndrecht, BE;
Joshua Tyson Beilan, Zwijndrecht, BE;
Franky Ecran, Zwijndrecht, BE;
DEME OFFSHORE BE NV, Zwijndrecht, BE;
Abstract
A handling system is provided for transferring an elongate object from a storage location into an upending system, in particular on a vessel deck. The handling system has an upending system configured to upend the elongate object from a substantially horizontal position into a substantially vertical position and a skidding system configured to lift and skid the elongate object from a storage location into the upending system. The upending system has a gripper unit configured to receive and grip a first end of the elongate object. The gripper unit includes at least first ring element configured to engage an outer surface of the elongate object; and a support structure including two substantially parallelogram-shaped frames configured to support the gripper unit. The gripper unit is tiltable between a first position in which a plane including the at least first ring element is substantially vertical and a second position in which said plane is substantially horizontal.
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