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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7878137 | Torpedo pile with enhanced clamping strength for anchoring floating structures and method of installation A Torpedo Pile (100) is described for the anchoring of floating structures used for drilling and production wells for oil and gas, the pile (100) comprising a tapering body (1) provided with fins (20) and a point (30) for embedding... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7752989 | Deep water high capacity anchoring system and method of operation thereof A deep water high capacity anchoring system in which the fixing of an anchor structure under compact layers of ocean soil is reached by jetting fluid in rising directions and, simultaneously in a radial and/or perpendicular direction to the external surfaces of said... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7325628 | Anchor for vehicle, vehicle and anchor in combination, and method of using the anchor A seabed anchor (20) is fixed to and deployable from an ROV (10) for positively anchoring the ROV (10) to the seabed (100). The seabed anchor (20) comprises three nested telescoping tubes (26, 28, & 30). The upper end... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7270073 | Florida anchor An aesthetically pleasing anchor system designed to quickly anchor and release a boat in shallow water with minimal effort and little to no distraction from other activities such as fishing, which has an anchor sleeve containing a sleeve liner through which an ancho... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270072 | Florida anchor An anchor system designed to quickly anchor and release a boat in shallow water with minimal effort and little to no distraction from other activities such as fishing, which has an anchor sleeve containing a sleeve liner through which an anchor pole with a pointed b... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7255124 | Quick coupler anchor The quick coupler anchor includes an anchor body having a pair of vertical plates extending generally at right angles one to the other and spaced from one another. Planes containing the plates, when extended, intersect along a vertical line offset from the center ax... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7179145 | Deployable and autonomous mooring system A self-mooring module. In particular, a self-mooring module that may be deployed by air, surface or underwater. The module includes a combination anchor/air brake, a buoy, and a mooring line. The module may also include a sensor module. The anchor, combination ancho... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7140319 | Pile anchor with external vanes An elongated hollow member (160), as shown in FIG. 1, with longitudinally disposed external vane(s) (275A–B) for securing an offshore structure to the seafloor. The external vanes help maintain the heading and bearing of the anchor during the ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7117812 | 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 th... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6953092 | Apparatus and method for free-fall installation of an underwater wellhead An apparatus and method for pre-installation of a petroleum wellhead on the seabed. The apparatus includes two principal components: a wellhead (1) and a ballast tube (9). The wellhead includes a tube in which are fixed guide fins (3) and struct... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6941885 | Anchor for marine mooring Anchor for mooring of buoyant marine structures. The anchor comprises an elongated shaft with a mooring line attachment that is rotatable around the full circumference (that is, a full 360 degrees of rotation) of the anchor shaft. The lower end of the shaft comprise... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6910831 | Method for installing a pile anchor A method for installing a pile anchor into the sea floor that enhances the holding capacity of the pile anchor. The pile anchor is installed at an inclined angle with respect to the sea floor, with the top of the anchor inclined in a direction opposite the lateral l... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6901878 | Anchor comprising a shank Anchor comprising a fluke and a shank which at a first end is attached to the fluke and a second end that is situated opposite to the first end, is provided with means for attachments of the anchor to a penetration line or anchor line, in which the shank comprises t... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6895884 | Anchoring systems and methods for anchoring an object The present invention is a novel anchoring system comprising: a housing; a connector that connects the housing to an object; at least one motor which is contained within and fixed to said housing; and at least three movable elongated members, each having a proximal ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6606829 | Land anchor The collapsible land anchor of this invention includes an anchor body, a drive anvil coupled to the top end portion of the anchor body, and a runner member that is slidable longitudinally through the drive anvil between an operative position and a collaps... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6598555 | Marine anchors A marine anchoring arrangement is described wherein a marine anchor (1, 23) is drivingly embedded vertically into a mooring bed (10) by an elongate follower (13), especially by its own weight and that of the follower. The follower (13) has a bottom clevis... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6561115 | Anchor insertion device A hand-held tool for a diver has a hollow tube to vent pressurized gas from an interconnected source through an opening in the tube. The vented pressurized gas aerates material of a seabed, and an anchoring system disposed adjacent to the tube is effortle... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6360495 | Sand spike system A sand spike system anchors a cable in an earthen substrate. A penetrator connected to the cable has folded petal-shaped sections of spring steel propelled into the earth by a propellant. Cables connected to opposite petal-shaped sections help arrest pene... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6257166 | Anchor Method for installing an anchor that is released in the sea, especially for installation of in soft seabed sediments. An anchor is rebased in free fall from an at rest position or nearly at rest position and with the longitudinal axis vertical from a posi... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6240870 | Anchor The present invention relates to an anchor which may be buried in the seabed by means of the actual mooring line. One embodiment of such an anchor (25) comprises a fluke (1) which has rear eyes (3, 3A), front eyes (2A, 2B) and auxiliary eyes (4A, 4B). Rea... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6223671 | Mooring system A mooring apparatus for securing a mooring line for a floating rig or the like, includes a soil penetration means, an anchoring means, and coiled tubing or the like, the soil penetration means and anchoring means being arranged upon the coiled tubing. Flu... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6106199 | Pile for anchoring floating structures and process for installing the same A pile for anchoring a floating structure in deep water includes an elongated body provided with a tapered pointed tip at the lower end thereof and a closure disc at the upper end thereof. A plurality of radially and axially extending fins are secured to ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6092484 | Marine anchor system An improved anchor is provided for small boats for mooring in the bottom of bodies of water such as lakes and coastal and inland waters. Embodiments include an anchor comprising a rod, such as a round cross-section stainless steel rod about 3-6 feet long ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6066015 | Method and system for anchoring a buoy via a screw-type anchor A buoy drilling anchoring system including a retrievable buoy anchoring drilling device and at least one anchorable marker buoy assembly anchorable into the earth's surface underwater. The retrievable buoy anchoring drilling device is adapted to anchor in... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5683209 | Marine bi-plane anchor An anchor comprising an exterior bale and having two fluke planes in a horizontal plane that lie vertically parallel and in a horizontal plane are separated by vertical ribs uniting the horizontal planes at an angle of 90° and forming with them open spac... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5431123 | Anchoring apparatus A boat anchoring apparatus according to the invention has an elongate rod with a planar end piece attached at one end thereof for driving vertically into the sand or soil on a beach or waterfront. The rod is driven into the beach using a driving device ha... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5154131 | Anchor An anchor which attaches to a tree, stump or other stationary object for anchoring a buoyant vessel such as a boat, in a relatively stationary position. The anchor consisting of a clamping device, a pair of tongs attached to and extending from the clampin... | 10/13/1992 |
| 4798159 | Anchor with folding self-deploying stabilizers A self-deploying stabilizer for marine anchors is disclosed wherein the silizers fold into a collapsed, compact configuration for easy stowage and automatically self-extend to a working position after anchor deployment for stable anchoring performance. T... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4702047 | Ground anchors A ground anchor is provided comprising a first part engageable within an anchoring medium such as, for example, the ground, along an insertion axis; a second part to which loads are, in use, attached; and linking means interconnecting the first and second... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4697958 | Embedment anchor An improved, slow burning jet embedded anchor assembly for use in sedimentary strata and similarly nonconsolidated or rocky ocean bottom surfaces is shown. The anchor comprises an inertially loaded reaction member above a substantially elongated anchor sh... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4682559 | Gas driven anchor and launching system therefor The present invention relates to an anchor system which includes an anchor projectile section having an anchor body, beams pivotally connected at their lower end to the body and interconnected by flexible segments, a pressure storage or launching section ... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4619218 | Embedment anchor An improved, explosively embedded anchor assembly for use in sedimentary strata and similarly nonconsolidated or rocky ocean bottom surfaces is shown. The anchor comprises an inertially loaded reaction member above a substantially elongated anchor shaft, ... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4404666 | Quick deployment vehicle A quick deployment vehicle (QDV) for implanting a transponder or beacon on he ocean bottom in an upright position exposed for receiving or transmitting acoustic signals. The vehicle includes a ballistic body of separable fore and aft sections. The fore sec... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4383493 | Anchor An anchor includes an approximately frustoconical main body having a small height, and a chain attaching shank is located at the center of the main body and is rotatable about a substantially vertical axis.... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4362439 | Hydrostatically operated underwater pile driver and method of operating same An underwater pile driver assembly that includes a vertically disposed tubular housing that may slidably engage the upper end portion of a pile, with the housing having an upper open end, and the housing supporting an anvil that may be placed in abutting ... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4356788 | Deepwater propellant embedded anchor having emergency release mechanism A deepwater propellant embedded anchor system having emergency release menism for separating an anchor fluke assembly from the gun assembly. In an emergency, a sear pin is rotated by a lever and release line to disengage the fluke assembly, thus allowing... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4347802 | Self-burying anchor system An anchor device adapted to be buried in a bed of material and including an anchor head comprising a generally hollow cylindrical body having an upper portion adapted to be releasably secured to a hollow placement stem connected to a supply of fluid under... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4346663 | Anchoring system An anchoring system wherein the anchor comprises a plate. An anchor line is connected to the plate by a flexible connection located ahead of the center of mass of the bearing surface of the plate in the direction of displacement thereof when being positio... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4312289 | Permanent mooring apparatus A permanent mooring for use with boats and the like is provided with folding flukes on a tubular body. The flukes are formed as portions of a cylinder and in their folded position completely envelope the mooring with a smooth cylindrical surface which dec... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4275680 | Anchoring system An anchoring system comprising a pointed anchor body having either a wire apped therearound in one embodiment thereof or a coiled wire disposed within a hollow portion of the anchor body in a second embodiment thereof. One end of the wire is fixed to the ... | 06/30/1981 |
