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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110286806 | Docking and Drilling Stations for Running Self-Standing Risers and Conducting Drilling, Production and Storage Operations A sea vessel exploration and production system is provided, wherein the system includes a drilling station formed from at least one section of a first sea vessel hull; and a docking station, which is also formed from at least one section of a second sea vessel hull. A m... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110256784 | SYSTEM FOR MOORING A FLOATING PLANT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ENERGY FROM CURRENTS IN WATER A system for mooring a floating plant for the production of energy from currents in a body of water, comprising a plant (10) floating in the body of water and having at least one generator (7) for energy production, and at least one elongate first mooring ... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110237142 | Mooring Arrangement A mooring arrangement for a semi-submersible offshore structure having an outer hull with a lower (2) and an upper (1) water line, comprises a mooring line (4) extending from a fixed point on the seabed to an attachment on the off-shore structure, a... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110223820 | Submersible Mooring System A submersible mooring buoy for a floating vessel comprises a compartmented hull; a plurality of non-buoyant, catenary anchor lines each connected to the hull and a spring buoy such that the hull may be submerged without sinking to the seafloor by flooding selected compa... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110092115 | DISCONNECTABLE TURRET MOORING SYSTEM WITH A WEIGHTED RISER-SUPPORTING BUOY Vessel comprising a hull having near a bottom a cavity for receiving a mooring buoy, a lifting device being placed on the hull comprising a cable that extends through the cavity to a weight that is situated below the bottom of the vessel, the mooring buoy being attached... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110045719 | DISCONNECTABLE MOORING ASSEMBLY A disconnectable mooring assembly for a vessel comprises a mooring buoy and a swivel positioned above the mooring buoy. The mooring buoy is provided with a central member for being anchored to the seabed and comprises a number of passages each adapted for receiving a ri... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20100227517 | VESSEL MOORING APPARATUS A mooring buoy includes a buoyant shell that defines a chamber and has a channel extending from the chamber through the outer surface of the shell. The channel accommodates a pendant line therethrough. Within the chamber is a rotating takeup/payout that rotates about a ... | 09/09/2010 |
| 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 |
| 20100190393 | ASSEMBLY OF TURRET AND DISCONNECTABLE BUOY Assembly of turret and disconnectable buoy, in which the turret at its lower end and the buoy at its upper end are provided with mating coupling provisions. The coupling provisions comprise an annular projection protruding from one of the turret and buoy towards the oth... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20090255454 | Mooring System For Stabilizing A Vessel, A Vessel, Method For Stabilizing A Vessel And Use Of A Mooring System A mooring system for stabilizing a vessel for handling offshore structures includes at least one mooring unit, a connection mechanism for connecting the mooring unit to the vessel, and a tractive mechanism for stabilizing the vessel by establishing permanent tension in ... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090209154 | SUBMERSIBLE MOORING SYSTEM A submersible mooring buoy for a floating vessel comprises a compartmented hull; a plurality of non-buoyant, catenary anchor lines each connected to the hull and a spring buoy such that the hull may be submerged without sinking to the seafloor by flooding selected compa... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20080289559 | DISCONNECTABLE TURRET MOORING SYSTEM FOR A VESSEL A disconnectable turret mooring system for a vessel is provided, comprising a turret positioned in a moonpool of the vessel and having an upper part cooperating with a first upper bearing assembly positioned between the turret and the vessel, and a lower disconnectable ... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080280515 | Assembly Comprising A Non-Submersible Floating Structure And A Device For Attachment To The Sea Bottom, And Corresponding Mooring Process The inventive arrangement comprises a triangular floating unsinkable structure (3) and a coupling device (7) which is positioned between said floating structure (3) and a sea bottom and embodied in the form of a pivot in such a way that it enables t... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080274655 | Floating LNG import terminal and method for docking A floating terminal for offloading an LNG carrier vessel in the sea. The floating terminal of open frame construction is moored toward its front end with a rotatable mooring arrangement so that the terminal may weathervane in response to environmental forces. Marine thr... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080182467 | Mooring arrangement with bearing isolation ring Apparatus for mooring a vessel to the seabed comprising a turret that is connected to the vessel for rotation about a vertical axis defined thereby and axial/radial bearing structure that can absorb axial and radial forces. The turret is connected at its lower end to a ... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080166936 | DETACHABLE MOORING AND FLUID TRANSFER SYSTEM A mooring system comprising a submerged buoy releasably connected to a vessel adjacent its keel by a structural connector. The structural connector consists of a cylindrical sleeve coaxially movable with respect to a cylindrical housing by circumferential actuators. The... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080070456 | Method of Dynamic Positioning of a Vessel A method of dynamic positioning of a vessel (16, 32), wherein a positioning system controls at least one positioning machinery (18), and where two or more buoys (1), each comprising at least one positioning machinery (18), are coupled to the ... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20070270058 | Mooring buoy cover A protective cover fits over assorted marine mooring buoys and protects a boat or other such vessel against impact and abrasion from the mooring buoy. The mooring buoy cover is constructed from impact and abrasion resistant materials. The cover includes a dome shaped se... | 11/22/2007 |
| 20070224895 | Mooring of arrays of buoy-like WECs For reducing the number of components required for mooring (by means of three, 120° spaced apart mooring lines) multiple floating wave energy converters (WECs), a group of six WECs is disposed in a hexagonal pattern with each WEC being disposed at a corner of the hexag... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20070155259 | DISCONNECTABLE MOORING SYSTEM FOR A VESSEL A disconnectable mooring system for a vessel comprises a mooring buoy member and a turret structure mounted in a moonpool of the vessel. The mooring buoy member is anchored to the seabed and has a plurality of passages each adapted to receive a riser. The turret structu... | 07/05/2007 |
| 20050277344 | Floating berth system and method A berthing facility and method of docking a maritime vessel that features greatly improved stability and is suitable at a wide range of depths. The floating berth is made up of a plurality of buoy components protected by a fendering assembly which constitutes the breast... | 12/15/2005 |
| 20050193938 | Floating LNG import terminal and method for docking A floating terminal for offloading an LNG carrier vessel in the sea. The floating terminal of open frame construction is moored toward its front end with a rotatable mooring arrangement so that the terminal may weathervane in response to environmental forces. Marine thr... | 09/08/2005 |
| 20050170718 | SHACKLE POCKET BUOY A buoy for tethering a vessel has a pocket that retains a fastening device below an outer surface of the buoy to protect the vessel from contact by the fastening device. A method of manufacturing the buoy utilizes a processing line that molds elements of the buoy includ... | 08/04/2005 |
| 20050042953 | Wave motion absorbing offloading system comprising a slender mooring buoy The invention relates to a mooring buoy (6), comprising a submerged part (13) and a part extending above water level (11). The part above water level comprising a fluid outlet duct (24) for attaching to a vessel (7), the buoy being anc... | 02/24/2005 |
| 20050042952 | Marine riser system This invention relates to a marine riser system for transferring fluid between a plurality of mutually separated locations on the seabed and a vessel (1) on the surface of the sea. The riser system comprises a submerged buoy (2), a plurality of risers susp... | 02/24/2005 |
