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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4567843 | Mooring system A mooring system comprising a vessel (1) floating on the water surface, such as a ship, and having an arm structure (2) pivotally secured to it. A buoyant body (9) presses upwardly on the arm structure (2); and the end of the arm structure opposite the sh... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4568295 | System for maintaining a buoyancy body in position in relation to another body A system for maintaining a vessel in position with respect to another body such as a buoy by a rigid arm, the arm having a connection with the body and a movable cable connection with the vessel, the arm extends far above the bottom of the vessel preferab... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4533332 | Mooring system A mooring system comprising a buoy, which is anchored by anchor chains. The buoy has a horizontal pivot shaft for connection with the device to be moored and this shaft is positioned at a part of the buoy, which is rotatable about a vertical shaft relativ... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4490121 | Mooring system The invention relates to a mooring system, comprising a tanker (1,9,15,22,72,86,104,131) and a device (5,11,20,61,74,95,111,135) having some type of anchor (3,10,23,66,71,68,77,113,140), the tanker being rotatably connected with that device for rotation a... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4306741 | Rotatable swivel for one or more conduits The invention relates to a swivel for one or more conduits comprising inner wall portions (3) and outer wall portions (2) for each annular chamber which wall portions (2, 3) are rotatably supported upon each other by means of a single axial-radial bearing... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4288106 | Rotatable swivel for one or more conduits The invention relates to a rotatable swivel for one or more conduits said swivel comprising a plurality of annual chambers (4) formed by identical inner and outer wall portions (3 and 2 respectively), said wall portions (3,2) being rotatably supported wit... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4280238 | Single-point mooring buoy A single-point mooring buoy comprises a column which is hingedly connected to an anchor and upstands from the anchor and has a frequency less than six seconds. At the upper end of the column is pivotally connected to a fully submerged buoyant body which h... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4279543 | Device for conveying a medium from means provided in a fixed position on a bottom below the water surface to a buoy body When a flexible conduit is secured to a buoy under water, the action of the tide, current, wind and waves, as well as forces exerted by a vessel moored to the buoy, cause the buoy to perform various motions that bend or twist the tube and load it with add... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4262380 | Buoy including a mooring device A mooring device comprising a vessel and a buoy interconnected by an outrigger having a horizontal pivot axis connection with the vessel and a universal joint with the buoy. The buoy has a vertical traction-resistant torsionally stiff connection with a gr... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4145987 | Flare buoy A flare buoy for burning off excess hydrocarbon gas during the offshore production or processing of hydrocarbons, comprises a submerged buoyant body that extends upwardly past the water in a portion of reduced cross-sectional area and terminates upwardly ... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4137948 | Intermediate conduit between two pivotally connected conduits An intermediate conduit extends between and interconnects adjacent pivotally connected ends of a pair of conduits. The intermediate conduit is disposed in at least one turn about the pivotal interconnection, and the distance between the ends of the interm... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4106146 | Connecting arrangement between a floating structure and an anchor A connecting arrangement between a floating installation such as a floating platform, and an anchor, comprises an upwardly extending rigid bar or rod connected at its lower end for vertical swinging movement about two perpendicular horizontal axes to an a... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4082050 | Coupling between an anchor under water and a buoyant body A coupling is established between a buoyant body and a submerged anchor, by drawing down an internal bush until it is aligned between the lower ends of a pair of holes through upstanding parallel cheeks secured to the anchor. The holes have larger lower e... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4069529 | Single-point mooring buoy A single-point mooring buoy comprises a vertical column which is secured at its lower end to the sea floor. The buoy is connected to the column for rotation relative to the column through 360° about a vertical axis. A conduit extends from the lower end o... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4064820 | Apparatus for the marine transshipment of a liquid Apparatus for the marine transshipment of a liquid such as oil from a supply tanker to a transport tanker, comprises an elongated vessel having a horizontal track portion extending lengthwise thereof. The horizontal track terminates adjacent one end of th... | 12/27/1977 |
