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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120067267 | IMPROVED DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING AN ANCHOR SPREAD The invention is a method for mooring a marine vessel (P) using three or more anchor lines (11a, 11b, . . . ) comprising—laying out each anchor line (11) with an anchor in a desired position relative to the platform, with a seabed an... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20110209656 | Shallow Water Anchor A shallow water anchor is provided. The shallow water anchor comprises a first anchor extension and a second anchor extension axially received by a housing. The first anchor extension is axially received by the second anchor extension such that the first and second anch... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110061582 | DISCONNECTABLE TURRET MOORING SYSTEM WITH A ROTATABLE TURN TABLE A vessel includes a hull, a shaft extending from an upper part of the hull to a bottom of the hull, a turret being rotatably supported in the shaft via a turret bearing, a manifold support structure carrying one or more conduits being rotatably supported on the turret v... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110002739 | TEMPORARY FLOATING BREAKWATER AND CAUSEWAY WITH SIMULATED BEACH AND KELP A durable, quickly deployable temporary floating breakwater (FBW) can protect areas in austere locations. A plurality of inflatable modules is encapsulated within a common cover, which holds the modules together and in some embodiments supports a causeway thereupon. A s... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100326343 | MOORING SYSTEM FOR A TETHERED HYDROKINETIC DEVICE AND AN ARRAY THEREOF A mooring system is disclosed for retaining one or more hydrokinetic devices. The system comprises: a hydrokinetic device that is configured to harness energy from a water current and generate electrical power; at least two anchors; and at least two mooring cables havin... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100212570 | VESSEL MOORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS A mooring system comprising a structure in a body of water; a vessel in the body of water; a first anchor in the body of water; a second anchor in the body of water; a first line connecting the first anchor and the vessel; a second line connecting the second anchor and ... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100107957 | MOORING SYSTEM System for mooring a substantially cylindrical floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO), comprising a substantially cylindrical mooring element having un upper side for engaging the lower side of the FPSO, further comprising mooring lines for connection t... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100038913 | DEVICE FOR UTILIZING OCEAN-WAVE ENERGY According to the invention, the device for utilising ocean-wave energy functions through appropriate pontoons (1) and an intermediate floating central unit (2) located just beyond them. These are interconnected by appropriate arms (3) using suitable... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100032951 | Mooring System A mooring system and/or a rigid harness (2) for a floating aquatic structure (1) includes first and second ends, and the first end is pivotably attachable to the structure (1) such that in use the harness (2) may pivot about a single pivot ax... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100024704 | MOORING SYSTEM FOR A CONVENTIONAL TANKER Mooring system for a tanker, i.e. a mooring of a conventional tanker to an installation with fixed orientation, wherein a conventional tanker (3) which is to be moored to the installation is arriving in a direction favourable to wind, current and waves. By moorin... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100012012 | Positioning apparatus A positioning apparatus is disclosed having a track, wherein the track is disposed horizontally on an aquatic vessel; one or more optional pulley means, wherein the pulley means are positioned near the ends of the track; a cable, having a first end and a second end; one... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090217858 | GEOSTATIONARY ANCHORING AND RISER ARRANGEMENT ON A SHIP A geostationary anchoring and riser arrangement in a vessel comprises a rotating body (11), which is mounted in a vertical shaft (6) in the vessel (1) by axial and radial annular bearings (31, 32). Above the upper axial and radial bearing ( 09/03/2009 | |
| 20090183667 | Mooring of multiple arrays of buoy-like WECs For reducing the number of anchors required for mooring a plurality of WECs in a body of water, the WECs are arrayed in two patterns enabling the sharing of anchors among the WECs. One pattern comprises pluralities of WECs disposed in polygonal shaped cells with an anch... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090084302 | ANCHOR MONITORING SYSTEM A system wherein a vessel (12) is moored by catenary mooring lines (14, 15, 16) that include polymer cable lengths (30) that can stretch under tension, which indicates the amount of polymer stretching. In the absence of polymer line stretching, a me... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090013918 | Mooring Pull-In System System for anchoring of a vessel, preferably at deep waters, comprising a number of anchoring lines, each anchoring line extending from a fastening means on the vessel to an anchor at the seabed, and the anchoring lines are preferably arranged tightly, obliquely down in... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20080251000 | ANCHORING SYSTEM An anchoring system is disclosed having a rode of predetermined length; a plurality of indicators located on and displaced at regular intervals along said length of said rode; wherein said intervals correlate deployed rode lengths to a set of anchoring conditions. Using... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080245287 | Modular Boat Anchoring System An anchoring system comprises a shaft adapted for attachment to an anchor line and adapted to hold one or more anchoring components or combinations of components which may include a sand anchor, a reef pick, a rock anchor, a plow anchor or a sea anchor. A second shaft i... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20070295259 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWER MANAGEMENT The present invention provides a method for managing power of devices on a network. The method comprises: transmitting a first weighted value and a first anchor status of a first device on the network to a second device on the network, wherein the second device is a nei... | 12/27/2007 |
| 20070022934 | SHALLOW WATER MOORING SYSTEM USING SYNTHETIC MOORING LINES A shallow water mooring system applies to offshore industry for oil and gas exploration, and production. This mooring system employs non-steel synthetic lines to provide the desired flexibility for shallow water mooring system applications. Piled submerged towers at sea... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20070017429 | REVERSE TENSIONED MOORING SYSTEM In a method of mooring floating structures a chain receiving device is secured to an anchor and a forerunner chain is extended through the chain receiving device, after which the anchor is secured in engagement with the sea floor. A mooring line is extended between a fl... | 01/25/2007 |
| 20060254494 | Anchoring system and method An apparatus for docking and/or mooring vehicles, particularly water craft and for restraining loads in truck beds or trailers. The apparatus utilizes ropes or cables in housing unit that provides for the extension and retraction of the rope or cables preferably without... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060112871 | Mooring system A mooring system (10) is described for mooring a vessel to a floor portion of a body of water. The system (10) comprises a substantially rigid, elongate support member (12) having a connecting point (14) adjacent an upper end to which a vesse... | 06/01/2006 |
| 20060060126 | Method of and apparatus for offshore mooring In a method of and apparatus for offshore mooring, a clamping apparatus includes a clamping mechanism and a pulley. A mooring line connected to an anchor or a pendant line connected to a vessel to be moored extends through the clamping mechanism and around the pulley of... | 03/23/2006 |
| 20050166825 | Apparatus and method for gravity anchor installation Methods for installation, connection to, and use of anchors for mooring of marine structures, especially although not exclusively for gravity installed anchors, and accompanying apparatus. One embodiment comprises an anchor having recovery and load lines attached theret... | 08/04/2005 |
| 20050103251 | FLEXIBLE ANCHORING ROPE The present invention discloses a flexible anchoring rope for fixing a floating platform in the water, and such anchoring rope is made of a substance consisting of a mixture of rubber and carbon fiber in an appropriate ratio and wrapped inside fibers. The fixtures on bo... | 05/19/2005 |
| 20050072347 | Fairlead with integrated chain stopper The present invention is a fairlead for guiding and securing an anchor chain between an offshore structure and an anchor. The fairlead comprises a fairlead frame, a pivoting latch, and an actuator. The fairlead frame is pivotally mounted to the offshore structure and su... | 04/07/2005 |
| 20050042035 | Offshore LNG regasification system and method A system and method for the offshore transfer of liquefied natural gas to a regasification plant is disclosed. Once the state of the natural gas has been changed from liquid to gas, the natural gas is conveyed to an onshore location. ... | 02/24/2005 |
