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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7972103 | Apparatus for transferring settled or suspended solids from an open vessel into a closed vessel Apparatus for transferring settled or suspended solids from an open vessel into a closed vessel, the apparatus comprising a suction line which extends from the closed vessel to the open vessel via drive means, such as a pump or compressor, and a solids feed line whi... | 07/05/2011 |
| 4683832 | Device and method to set and salvage structures An offshore marine structure setting and recovery device and method that can lift great loads offshore. The unit consists of a conventional deck cargo barge fitted with one or more rails running almost the entire length of the barge. A horizontal jacking ... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4556004 | Floating device for hoisting and transporting loads The invention relates to a U-shaped arrangement of floats which are ballastable and deballastable so as to raise and lower their height in the water. On each parallel leg of the float arrangement, are mounted supporting beams that are movable along their ... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4512409 | Moonpool guidance system for floating structures A guidance system for centering and guiding various drill strings or risers within a moonpool of a floating structure, e.g. a caisson vessel. The system comprises one or more guidance vehicles. Each vehicle is movably mounted on a separate track. The trac... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4347029 | Pipe transfer system This invention provides apparatus for use on, for example, an ocean mining surface vessel, for transporting lengths of pipe from a horizontal storage rack to a main dredge line hoist, which vertically supports connected lengths of pipe from the ocean surf... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4273066 | Oil storage vessel, mooring apparatus and oil delivery for the off-shore production of oil A method of delivering oil from an off-shore well to the shore is provided which comprises the steps of (a) supplying oil from the well to a floating storage vessel stationed close to the well; and (b) transferring oil by means of a flexible pipeline from... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4117941 | Device for handling and racking riser pipes and drill pipes Handling and racking of riser pipes in a drilling derrick on a platform by means of manipulators. The pipes are racked vertically on a set back platform and are displaced to and from a position above the rotary table by manipulators.... | 10/03/1978 |
