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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110041751 | DEVICE FOR A SHARK JAW A device for a shark jaw onboard a vessel is described, where the shark jaw is arranged to secure an anchor line, a cable, a chain or the like, characterized in that the shark jaw comprises measuring equipment in the form of one or more load readers arranged to one or m... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20100175604 | Dual axis chain support with chain pull through A chain support 11, hinged on two perpendicular axes 5, 6 which allows chain movement in two perpendicular planes. The chain support provides an improved arrangement to allow chain 4 to be pulled through the center of the apparatus to a desired leng... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20080282955 | Pull In - Pay Out Mooring System A mooring method for a moored vessel that comprises a first chain stopper that is fixed to the vessel and is operable to selectively couple an upper chain to the vessel. A chain tensioner is coupled to the vessel and is operable to pull the upper chain. A second chain s... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080190344 | Chain or Wire Stopper A stopper device (1) for chain (2) or wire, especially for locking in position an anchor chain, tow wire or mooring wire, wherein the stopper consists of a pair of plates (3, 4) which can be pivoted up from the deck of a ship to be vertically positi... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20060283368 | 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... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20050241558 | Underwater chain stopper and fairlead apparatus for anchoring offshore structures An underwater chain stopper and fairlead apparatus for offshore structures, drilling platforms, ships or other vessels. The apparatus comprises a mounting member, a fairlead member and a chain stopper member. The mounting member is attached to an underwater surface of t... | 11/03/2005 |
