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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176866 | Methods of and apparatus for mooring and for connecting lines to articles on the seabed The invention provides a tether connection apparatus for remotely interconnecting respective free ends of two portions of a mooring tether, such as that used to moor a floating production vessel to the seabed. The apparatus includes a frame, a winch mounted on the f... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8156884 | 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 ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8122841 | Device and a method of connecting an electrical power line between a ship and a terminal A ship that is to be coupled electrically to a terminal a method, and a method and a device for connecting an electrical power line (1) between a ship (3) and a terminal (5). The device includes an unwinder (7) for unwinding a traction ca... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8100077 | 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 pivo... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8047151 | System and method for mooring of offshore structures A system and method for configuring and supporting mooring lines deployed on offshore structures, e.g. Spar-type platform, are provided with recessed portions that are located around the splash/ice zones for “cutting” through waves. An offshore structure may be ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7926436 | 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 ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7891309 | Self contained integrated mooring system A self contained integrated mooring system configured to contain items within a payload container in a water body is disclosed. The self contained integrated mooring system may include components for conveniently collecting and storing the components of the self con... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7886679 | Mooring system A system for mooring a vessel at an offshore site comprises at least one floating mooring element with two opposite mooring bodies for receiving therebetween and engaging the hull of the vessel. Each mooring element is movable between an upper position for engaging ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7841287 | Anchoring system and method An apparatus for docking and/or mooring vehicles, particularly watercraft 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 with... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7810442 | Mooring/vessel snap hook device A snap hook device comprises a detachable pole attached to a snap hook having a side link for securing a rope. The snap hook is generally U-shaped with a sloped spring closure having a first end attached to a first end of the hook and a second end of the spring clos... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7770532 | Disconnectable riser-mooring system A system is described for use at offshore locations of large depth, for mooring a production vessel or floating unit (14) at a location over a hydrocarbon reservoir (26) and for connecting risers (101) that can be carrying hydrocarbons up from t... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7520235 | Device for the extraction of a submerged rope used to moor a boat A device for the extraction of a submerged rope used to moor a boat, includes a rigid bar having joined thereto: a rope, the lower end of which is solidly connected to a mooring post; a water hose which is connected to a water supply at the port and which is used to... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7392757 | 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 an... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7383785 | Mooring system for watercraft A mooring system comprising a dock attachment line, a submerging member, a submerged sea anchoring line, a second submerging member and a plurality of craft attachment assemblies. The dock attachment line has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is posi... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383784 | Lashing of tender assist drilling unit to a floating production facility A system for lashing a tender assist drilling unit (TADU) to a floating production platform includes a plurality of winches on the forward end of the TADU, a plurality of sheaves on the upper portion of the hull of the platform, a plurality of connection devices on ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7347157 | Static soft rail launch and recovery system The static soft rail launch and recovery system provides an anchor or piling located in a body of water away from the shoreline. The anchor remains at a fixed point under water, while being attached to cables having their opposite ends affixed on land to tension the... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7325575 | Rope and webbing protector A protector is disclosed for protecting an elongated portion of a rope or webbing. The protector includes a flexible material including a first inner edge having a first length and about which the protector is wrapped such that a second outer edge is exposed. The fi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325508 | Dual-axis chain support assembly A support assembly for a mooring line of a floating vessel comprises a trunnion block which is pivotally supported on the vessel and a stopper block to which the mooring line is releasably secured. One of the trunnion block and the stopper block comprises a convex s... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325509 | Retractable mooring line device A retractable mooring line device comprising a reel for storing and paying off a mooring line (2), having side walls (22, 24) each comprising a series of notches (60) for receiving a releasable latch (54). A latch simultaneously engages b... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322307 | Buoyant bumper system A buoyant bumper system for attachment to a docking facility and cushioning a boat. The buoyant bumper system includes an elongated travel shaft for engaging the docking facility, a travel sleeve slidably carried by the travel shaft, a system float carried by the tr... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7287484 | Berthing method and system A method and a system are provided for the safe berthing of marine vessels in the high seas and other unprotected open waters. The invention allows a large vessel to be berthed alongside in close enough proximity to a marine structure so that conventional loading ar... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7252045 | Storage device for items such as marine lines A mooring line storage device and system for watercraft having a housing defining an inner cavity. The housing has at least one access aperture and a cover in overlying relationship with the aperture. Cover and housing cooperatively interact to prevent extension of ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7188579 | Mooring pole line attachment device A mooring pole line attachment device is disclosed comprised of a buoyant base, cylindrical sleeve, the cylindrical sleeve having circumferential rings utilized for engagement of a line. The buoyant base includes an outer cover, inner coil and is filled with a buoya... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7159527 | Mooring of a floating unit to a vessel side A mooring system (28) of a floatable unit (20), such as life raft or platform, the floatable unit (20) having a first side (21) facing a vessel side (22) and a second side (23) facing away from the vessel side (22). T... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7111573 | Device and method for mooring a watercraft A novel mooring line device is described and illustrated. The mooring line device is designed to engage a mooring line, the mooring line having a free end for attachment to a watercraft and a looped end for attachment to the mooring line device. The inventive moorin... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104215 | Mooring line retracting/extracting fitting A deck mounted fitting provides for extraction and retraction of a mooring line for a vessel. A container below deck may be used to store the mooring line. Extraction of the mooring line may be manually carried out and retraction of the mooring line may be carried o... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104214 | 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 an... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104213 | Hawser guidance system for quick release mooring hooks The present invention provides a hawser guidance system, adaptable to a quick release mooring hook assembly, which is provided with a hook and a vertical arm supporting a rope carrier that can orient itself aligned with the direction of an incoming hawser or mooring... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100527 | Watercraft mooring device A boat mooring device comprises two PVC pipes pivotally joined at a common midpoint to be selectively positionable from a coextensive linear configuration to an X-shaped configuration. Each pipe has a segment of nylon line extending therethrough and secured therein.... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7080606 | Mooring line device The mooring line device may be used for watercraft mooring to for example a dock. A bag may have a first wall, a second wall, two side walls, a bottom wall and a top wall with the top wall having an aperture. A hook may be disposed in the aperture with an attachment... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7078102 | Aqueous coating composition An aqueous coating composition including a polyurethane polymer which contains carboxylic acid groups, a crosslinking agent, a wetting agent, a slip aid, and a UV stabilizing agent is provided. Coatings prepared from the aqueous coating composition are durable and h... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066103 | Anchoring device The present invention relates to a mooring line connector system for connecting and disconnecting lines, comprising: a female connector body (1) defining an internal receptacle and defining spaced male connector body (21 | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056177 | Spread moored midship hydrocarbon loading and offloading system A hydrocarbon mooring and transfer system (2) includes a tower (3) resting on the seabed (4), a vessel (1) containing hydrocarbons, anchoring elements including at least four spaced-apart anchoring members (12, 13, 14, 15) connecte... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032529 | Shock absorbing line device A shock absorbing line device that preferably comprises one or more loops of shock cord protected by one or more lengths of tubular webbing with carabiners secured to either end. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7030914 | Recording device, recording method, electronic device method of controlling electronic device, computer readable media, and reproducing device Recording apparatus and method for recording at least one of image data and voice data on a recording medium includes structure and/or steps for generating image data or voice data to be recorded. Structure and/or steps are provided for obtaining attribute informati... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6983714 | 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 pulle... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6932542 | Tension leg platform having a lateral mooring system and methods for using and installing same A lateral mooring system for tendon-based platforms is disclosed, which provides reduced installation and/or operational cost associated with the installation and operation of an extended-base tension leg platform. The lateral mooring system includes a plurality of ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6915754 | Apparatus and method of operation for quick anchoring equipment The invention is comprised of a Quick Anchoring Equipment system (30) which permits underwater connection and disconnection of anchoring lines (2) to anchoring devices that are already fixedly attached to the bottom of the sea. The Quick Anchoring Equi... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6684805 | Rope loop connection system for yachts A connection system for Yachts comprising a lightweight rope loop (2) and a body part for connecting sheets, sails and blocks. A tensile connecting device comprises a high strength fiber rope with a first enlarged terminated end that is held captive in a ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6672237 | Rope or cable securing device A device for securing a rope or cable that may be easily mounted to an object or supporting structure. The device includes a base having a socket for receiving a plunger. A coil spring is located at the bottom of the socket and exerts an upward bias again... | 01/06/2004 |
