Submersible mooring system
US8231420B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B22/023
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A submersible mooring buoy for a floating vessel comprises a compartmented hull; a plurality of non-buoyant, catenary anchor lines each connected to the hull and a spring buoy such that the hull may be submerged without sinking to the seafloor by flooding selected compartments; and, a plurality of mooring legs anchoring each spring buoy to the seafloor.
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