Vertical damper for mooring vessels
US7516712B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B27/143
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vertical damping system for a plurality of water vessels for diminishing the relative vertical movement between two or more water vessels moored in a skin-to-skin orientation. The vertical damping system may include one or more vertical damping devices, each device pivotally connected to a side portion of a first vessel and detachably connecting to a side portion of a second vessel. The vertical damping device may be a piston/cylinder arrangement and the damping system may involve more than two water vessels. The vertical damping system counteracts the effect of roll motion on water vessels, thereby enabling ship-to-ship functions such as cargo loading and the like.
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