diff --git a/pglab/QueryParamListController.cpp b/pglab/QueryParamListController.cpp
index 564a7d2..bd77b47 100644
--- a/pglab/QueryParamListController.cpp
+++ b/pglab/QueryParamListController.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ Pgsql::Params QueryParamListController::params() const
 	Pgsql::Params params;
 	auto types = m_openDatabase->catalog()->types();
 	for (auto e : m_paramList.GetParams()) {
-		Oid oid = types->getByName(e.type)->oid;
+		// some types have two names that are in seperate fields
+		// this function only checks one field currently :(
+		// for example integer vs int4, bigint vs int8
+		Oid oid = types->getByName(e.type)->oid();
 		params.add(e.value, oid);
 	}
 	return params;
diff --git a/pglab/SqlSyntaxHighlighter.cpp b/pglab/SqlSyntaxHighlighter.cpp
index 73ecbb1..0ea1c6f 100644
--- a/pglab/SqlSyntaxHighlighter.cpp
+++ b/pglab/SqlSyntaxHighlighter.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ void SqlSyntaxHighlighter::setTypes(const PgTypeContainer& types)
 {
 	m_typeNames.clear();
 	for (auto&& e : types) {
-		m_typeNames.insert(e.name);
+		m_typeNames.insert(e.objectName());
 	}
 	rehighlight();
 }
diff --git a/pglablib/PgAttribute.cpp b/pglablib/PgAttribute.cpp
index 1c0fa4a..bfb4724 100644
--- a/pglablib/PgAttribute.cpp
+++ b/pglablib/PgAttribute.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ QString PgAttribute::columnDefinition(const PgDatabaseCatalog &cat) const
 	// constraints NULL/NOT NULL, DEFAULT, GENERATED other constraints will be ignored here a
 	auto&& type = cat.types()->getByKey(typid);
 
-	QString sql = quoteIdent(name) % " " % type->name;
+	QString sql = quoteIdent(name) % " " % type->objectName();
 	if (collation != InvalidOid) {
 		auto&& col = cat.collations()->getByKey(collation);
 		QString oname = col->objectName();
diff --git a/pglablib/PgDatabaseCatalog.cpp b/pglablib/PgDatabaseCatalog.cpp
index f5343a0..fbc6152 100644
--- a/pglablib/PgDatabaseCatalog.cpp
+++ b/pglablib/PgDatabaseCatalog.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ QString getTypeDisplayString(const PgDatabaseCatalog &cat, Oid oid, int32_t typm
 		s += "[]";
 	}
 	else {
-		s = t->name;
+		s = t->objectName();
 		switch (oid) {
 		case varchar_oid:
 		case char_oid:
diff --git a/pglablib/PgProc.cpp b/pglablib/PgProc.cpp
index 269e882..5ef4278 100644
--- a/pglablib/PgProc.cpp
+++ b/pglablib/PgProc.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ QString PgProc::argListWithNames(bool multiline) const
 
 		if (!arg.isEmpty())
 			arg += " ";
-		arg += types->getByKey(arg_elem.type)->name;
+		arg += types->getByKey(arg_elem.type)->objectName();
 
 		if (!arg_elem.def.isEmpty())
 			arg += " DEFAULT " + arg_elem.def;
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ QString PgProc::argSigList(const bool forScript) const
 					args += ", ";
 			}
 
-			QString typname = types->getByKey(arg_elem.type)->name;
+			QString typname = types->getByKey(arg_elem.type)->objectName();
 			if (forScript)
 				args += "    <" + typname + ">";
 			else
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ QString PgProc::createSql() const
 		QString quoted_sig = QString("%1(%2)").arg(fullyQualifiedQuotedObjectName(), argSigList());
 
 		auto&& types = catalog().types();
-		QString return_type = types->getByKey(rettype)->name;
+		QString return_type = types->getByKey(rettype)->objectName();
 
 
 		sql = QString("-- Function: %1\n\n"
diff --git a/pglablib/PgType.cpp b/pglablib/PgType.cpp
index 8308ea1..cda0cef 100644
--- a/pglablib/PgType.cpp
+++ b/pglablib/PgType.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,3 @@ void operator<<(TypCategory &s, const Pgsql::Value &v)
 		break;
 	}
 }
-
-
-PgType::PgType() = default;
-
diff --git a/pglablib/PgType.h b/pglablib/PgType.h
index 2841090..cd0dd7b 100644
--- a/pglablib/PgType.h
+++ b/pglablib/PgType.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef PGTYPE_H
 #define PGTYPE_H
 
+#include "PgNamespaceObject.h"
+#include "PgOwnedObject.h"
 #include <QString>
 #include <libpq-fe.h>
 #include "Pgsql_Value.h"
@@ -26,15 +28,13 @@ enum class TypCategory {
 void operator<<(TypCategory &s, const Pgsql::Value &v);
 
 
-class PgType {
+class PgType: public PgNamespaceObject, public PgOwnedObject {
 public:
-	PgType();
-
-	Oid oid = InvalidOid;
-	QString name; // formatted name as per database, arrays
+//	Oid oid = InvalidOid;
+//	QString name; // formatted name as per database, arrays
 	QString typname; //"name";"NO"
-	Oid typnamespace = InvalidOid;//"oid";"NO"
-	Oid owner = InvalidOid;//"oid";"NO"
+//	Oid typnamespace = InvalidOid;//"oid";"NO"
+//	Oid owner = InvalidOid;//"oid";"NO"
 	short len = -1;//"smallint";"NO"
 	bool byval = false;//"boolean";"NO"
 	QString type;//""char"";"NO"
@@ -63,10 +63,12 @@ public:
 	QString typdefault;//"text";"YES"
 	QString acl;//"ARRAY";"YES"
 
-	bool operator==(Oid _oid) const { return oid == _oid; }
-	bool operator==(const QString &n) const { return name == n; }
-	bool operator<(Oid _oid) const { return oid < _oid; }
-	bool operator<(const PgType &rhs) const { return oid < rhs.oid; }
+	using PgNamespaceObject::PgNamespaceObject;
+
+//	bool operator==(Oid _oid) const { return oid == _oid; }
+//	bool operator==(const QString &n) const { return name == n; }
+//	bool operator<(Oid _oid) const { return oid < _oid; }
+//	bool operator<(const PgType &rhs) const { return oid < rhs.oid; }
 };
 
 #endif // PGTYPE_H
diff --git a/pglablib/PgTypeContainer.cpp b/pglablib/PgTypeContainer.cpp
index eede570..68a52f8 100644
--- a/pglablib/PgTypeContainer.cpp
+++ b/pglablib/PgTypeContainer.cpp
@@ -3,34 +3,11 @@
 #include "Pgsql_Col.h"
 #include <algorithm>
 
-//const PgType& PgTypeContainer::getTypeByOid(Oid oid) const
-//{
-//	auto lb_result = std::lower_bound(m_types.begin(), m_types.end(), oid);
-//	if (lb_result != m_types.end() && lb_result->oid == oid)
-//		return *lb_result;
-
-//	return m_invalidType;
-//}
-
-//const PgType& PgTypeContainer::getTypeByName(const QString &name) const
-//{
-//	auto find_res = std::find(m_types.begin(), m_types.end(), name);
-
-//	if (find_res != m_types.end())
-//		return *find_res;
-
-//	return m_invalidType;
-//}
-
-//const PgType& PgTypeContainer::getTypeByIdx(int idx) const
-//{
-//	return m_types.at(idx);
-//}
 
 std::string PgTypeContainer::getLoadQuery() const
 {
 	return
-		"SELECT oid, format_type(oid, NULL) AS name, typname, typnamespace, typowner, typlen, typbyval, typtype, typcategory, \n"
+		"SELECT oid, format_type(oid, NULL) AS name, typnamespace, typowner, typname, typlen, typbyval, typtype, typcategory, \n"
 		"  typispreferred, typisdefined, typdelim, typrelid, typelem, typarray, typinput, typoutput, \n"
 		"  typreceive, typsend, typmodin, typmodout, typanalyze, typalign, typstorage, typnotnull, \n"
 		"  typbasetype, typtypmod, typndims, typcollation, typdefaultbin, typdefault, typacl \n"
@@ -40,10 +17,15 @@ std::string PgTypeContainer::getLoadQuery() const
 PgType PgTypeContainer::loadElem(const Pgsql::Row &row)
 {
 	Pgsql::Col col(row);
-	PgType v;
-	col >> v.oid >> v.name >> v.typname >> v.typnamespace >> v.owner >> v.len >> v.byval >> v.type >> v.category
+	Oid type_oid = col.nextValue();
+	QString name = col.nextValue();
+	Oid ns_oid   = col.nextValue();
+	Oid owner    = col.nextValue();
+	PgType v(m_catalog, type_oid, name, ns_oid);
+	col >> v.typname >> v.len >> v.byval >> v.type >> v.category
 		>> v.ispreferred >> v.isdefined >> v.delim >> v.relid >> v.elem >> v.array >> v.input >> v.output
 		>> v.receive >> v.send >> v.modin >> v.modout >> v.analyze >> v.align >> v.storage >> v.notnull
 		>> v.basetype >> v.typmod >> v.ndims >> v.collation >> v.defaultbin >> v.typdefault >> v.acl;
+	v.setOwnerOid(m_catalog, owner);
 	return v;
 }
diff --git a/pglablib/TypeSelectionItemModel.cpp b/pglablib/TypeSelectionItemModel.cpp
index adfe0d0..cefe5ff 100644
--- a/pglablib/TypeSelectionItemModel.cpp
+++ b/pglablib/TypeSelectionItemModel.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void TypeSelectionItemModel::setTypeList(std::shared_ptr<const PgTypeContainer>
 	m_types.clear();
 	for (const auto &e : *types) {
 		if (e.category != TypCategory::Array && e.type != "c") {
-			m_types.push_back(e.name);
+			m_types.push_back(e.objectName());
 		}
 	}
 	std::sort(m_types.begin(), m_types.end());
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ QVariant TypeModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 			//const PgType &tp = m_types->getByIdx(row);
 			auto elem = m_types->getByIdx(row);
 			switch (column) {
-			case OidCol: return elem.oid;
-			case NameCol: return elem.name;
+			case OidCol: return elem.oid();
+			case NameCol: return elem.objectName();
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pglablib/codebuilder/TypeMappings.cpp b/pglablib/codebuilder/TypeMappings.cpp
index a6069b1..7e7b180 100644
--- a/pglablib/codebuilder/TypeMappings.cpp
+++ b/pglablib/codebuilder/TypeMappings.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ TypeMappingResult TypeMappings::getTypeForOid(Oid oid) const
 		if (m_types) {
 			const PgType* type = m_types->getByKey(oid);
 			if (type)
-				dbtypename = type->name;
+				dbtypename = type->objectName();
 		}
 
 		return { res->second, dbtypename };
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ TypeMappingResult TypeMappings::getTypeForOid(Oid oid) const
 			}
 			return {
 				QString(m_defaultContainerType).arg(type_string),
-				elem_type->name + "[]"
+				elem_type->objectName() + "[]"
 			};
 		}
 		else {
-			return { m_defaultStringType, type->name };
+			return { m_defaultStringType, type->objectName() };
 		}
 	}
 	// We shouldn't get here unless m_types is empty