Vessel mooring system
Patent 4604961 Issued on August 12, 1986. Estimated Expiration Date: 
June 11, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
June 11, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2699321 3279404 3525312 3605668 3860983 3902447 Remote controlled scuttling buoy Mooring buoy Mooring system Method of transferring a fluid from a station on the sea bed to a vessel, or vice-versa, and a means and a vessel for carrying out the method InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/619747 filed on 06/11/1984US Classes:114/230.12, Having ship-mounted turret114/230.13, Including tower or riser connected to sea floor (e.g., column, mast, etc.)441/4, Having liquid cargo transfer means441/5Having swivel coupling for cargo conduitExaminersPrimary: Blix, Trygve M.Assistant: Bartz, C. T. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesB63B 22/00 (20060101)B63B 22/02 (20060101) AbstractThe disclosure describes apparatus for mooring a vessel 10 in unprotected waters. The vessel 10 contains a recess 34 in its hull adapted for receiving a buoyant mooring element 18. The mooring element 18 is attached to the ocean floor 12 by a plurality of mooring lines 20. Means are provided for releasably securing the mooring element 18 within the recess 34. The buoyancy of the mooring element is established such that on release from the vessel 10 it sinks to a predetermined depth a spaced distance above the ocean floor. The apparatus of the present invention is especially well suited for mooring a hydrocarbon storage tanker proximate the terminus of a production riser in waters subject to ice floes. | |
