| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 414803000 | Of loading or unloading marine system | 21 |
| 20080317578 | Method and apparatus for loading stacks of cartons of frozen animal products onto vessels using a carrier - A method for rapid loading of stacks of cartons aboard vessels is provided which may include sliding the stacks of cartons from a pallet onto a carrier having fork channels for receiving the blades of a load push lift truck, lifting the carrier into the hold of a ship, removing the stacks of cartons from the carrier using a second load push lift truck and stowing the stack of cartons in a stowage location using the second load push lift truck. The carrier may be used to insert slings about palletless stacks of cartons positioned thereon and the stack of cartons may be moved into the hold of the ship by the ship's gear or other crane. The slings may be withdrawn from about the stack of cartons by releasing one end of the slings and using, for example, the ship's gear to draw the other slings out from around the stack of cartons. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20100189541 | Device and Method for Lowering or Lifting a Load in Water - The present disclosure relates to a device for lifting and lowering a load in water, including a hoisting gear with a first hoisting rope and a storage drum with a second hoisting rope, which preferably are arranged on a floating unit. In accordance with the present disclosure, a hoisting gear frame is fastened to the first hoisting rope, whose buoyancy in water is variably adjustable. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a method for lifting and lowering a load in water by using such a device. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20110027059 | PORT STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CONTAINERS - A port storage and distribution system for facilitating the transfer and/or storage of international shipping containers between container ships and ground transport carriers wherein an overhead grid guide track structure is provide that permits overhead transfer units to selectively engage and convey containers as required between the various ships, carriers and storage area without requiring multiple transfers of containers between different handling equipment. The system provides for container scanning and is either fully automated or partially manually controlled. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110150623 | STRUCTURE FOR TRANSPORTING AND INSTALLING OR RETRIEVING UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF TRANSPORTING AND OF INSTALLING OR RETRIEVING UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT - The structure ( | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110158784 | ARM ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF PASSING A PIPE FROM A FIRST VESSEL TO A SECOND VESSEL USING THE ARM ASSEMBLY - A method of passing a pipe from a first vessel to a second vessel using an arm assembly affixed to the second vessel is provided herein. The method includes moving the second vessel within proximity of the first vessel and anchoring, or pinning, the second vessel. The arm assembly of the second vessel is moved toward the pipe, until the pipe is secured, or disposed, therein. The first vessel then releases the pipe. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110236174 | Floating vessel for servicing air diffusers - A catamaran type vessel for use in a wastewater facility for servicing submerged air diffusers is disclosed. The vessel has spaced apart pontoon having an A-frame spanning between the upper decks of the pontoon and connecting the pontoons. A hook connected to a winch is secured to a cross header above the space between the pontoons. The hook is lowered into water and lifts an air header, to which the air diffusers are connected. An air diffuser is then pulled on the pontoons and serviced. The vessel is then propelled to a position to service other air diffusers in the pontoon. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120148381 | SPAR HULL LOAD OUT METHOD - A load out and float off method for a spar type structure or another structure such as a deck. The invention enables the load out and float off of a large diameter spar using existing Heavy Lift Vessels (HLV's). A U-shaped tank (U-tank) is utilized to artificially extend the length of the HLV and provide supplemental buoyancy to help lift the spar off the land ways. The U-tank provides supplemental buoyancy and water plane area to float the spar off the HLV. After HLV departure the U-tank is moved and placed beneath an adapter frame on the spar's hard tank. The U-tank is ballasted upward to reduce the hard tank draft and have the strake tips clear the channel bottom. The spar can then be brought alongside the fabrication yard quay for additional work and then towed down the channel to the open sea. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120156003 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A LOAD - A lifting block and a method of using it for supporting a load ( | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120183384 | MARINE DEBRIS GRAPPLE DEVICE AND METHOD - A marine debris grapple apparatus and method gives largely increased bottom coverage, as compared to conventional marine debris grapples, while providing shock absorption and a release mechanism from heavy snags. The device is engineered to the working loads of the specific vessel to provide maximum efficiency and safety. The device includes a tow line, a weight at the connection of the tow line with the main line, and a plurality of grapples attached to the main line via a grapple line. The combination of increased coverage, shock absorption and a release mechanism, together with a specific tow patters, results in a tremendous efficiency over conventional grappling methods. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120224946 | Container Cargo Transfer System - A platform container transfer terminal ( | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120294702 | TRANSPORTING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) - There is provided a method for loading or unloading a liquid cargo for a water-borne vehicle. An exemplary method comprises distributing liquid cargo to a first storage compartment of the water-borne vehicle to a first level. The exemplary method additionally comprises distributing liquid cargo to a second storage compartment of the water-borne vehicle to a second level different from the first level so that a natural period of the first storage compartment is separated relative to a natural period of the second storage compartment to reduce sloshing of the liquid cargo. An exemplary water-borne vehicle and method of producing hydrocarbons are also provided. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120308358 | PARTIALLY SUBMERSIBLE WIND TURBINE TRANSPORT VESSEL - A partially submersible wind turbine transport vessel ( | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130051970 | METHOD FOR LOADING OVERSIZED MERCHANDISE ONTO A CONTAINER SHIP - The invention relates to a standardized platform ( | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130089405 | Flexible Articulated Jib Arm - Crane arm, preferably to be employed on pillars, comprising a plurality of connecting links, each connecting link exhibiting a predetermined height, preferably being oriented in the direction of the force of gravity, whereby each connecting link in a longitudinal direction, preferably rectangular to the direction of the force of gravity, exhibits a first end portion and a second end portion, and at the first end portion provided with at least one first means for providing a rotary connection with a successive connecting link and at the second end portion provided with at least one second means for the receiving of the first means for providing a (the) rotary connection with the preceding connecting link enabling rotation in a direction around the pillar preferably being oriented rectangular to the direction of the force of gravity. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130236286 | BOAT INSTALLATION FRAME FOR TRANSPORTATION TANKS - A method includes attaching a storage unit to a removable frame assembly. The storage unit is then locked to the removable frame assembly. A flow conduit may be connected from the frame assembly to the storage unit and provided with a flow of material between the flow conduit and the storage unit. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130323005 | SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING DRILL CUTTINGS - The present disclosure concerns a system for transporting drill cuttings from an offshore drilling platform. In a representative embodiment, a bulk material storage and conveying system for a waterborne vessel comprises a first conveyor system including one or more upper conveyors extending lengthwise of the vessel. The system also comprises a plurality of containers located below the first conveyor system arranged in one or more rows, and a second conveyor system including one or more lower conveyors located below the one or more containers. The first conveyor system is configured to selectively dispense bulk material into the one or more containers, and the plurality of containers are configured to selectively dispense bulk material onto different locations along the length of the one or more lower conveyors. The system can further include an offloading conveyor assembly configured to convey drill cuttings from the lower conveyors to trucks on land. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20150132099 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LIFTING AN OBJECT FROM THE SEA FLOOR - The invention relates to a method for lifting an object ( | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150360887 | MOTION COMPENSATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A LOAD - The invention concerns a method for transferring a load between a target position on board a vessel ( | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150361736 | HEAVE COMPENSATION WINCHES - Various hoisting systems with heave compensation are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a winch having a rotatable drum and a heave compensation system with both active and passive drive input devices. The heave compensation system can be coupled to the rotatable drum so that the active and passive drive input devices can each be used to drive rotation of the rotatable drum in response to heaving motion of the winch. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160101949 | Method For Loading Loose Iron Ore Partially Treated By Means Of Superabsorbents - Process of loading the hold of a bulker in which the hold is loaded in succession with part of the ore treated with a superabsorbent polymer (SAP) and part of the ore not treated with a superabsorbent polymer (SAP). | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160116081 | ARRANGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVING A LAYDOWN HEAD - An arrangement for retrieving a laydown head to a surface vessel from a pipeline end section that is secured to a pipeline termination skid at the seabed. The arrangement is detachably mountable to the pipeline termination skid and comprises a base frame configured to bear against the pipeline termination skid when the arrangement is mounted to the pipeline termination skid; and one or more rigid supporting units provided on the base frame for supporting the laydown head from below, each supporting unit comprising an upwardly directed seat for receiving the laydown head and an actuating device for moving the seat in the vertical direction. Embodiments of the present invention also relate to a system comprising such an arrangement and a pipeline termination skid, and a method for retrieving a laydown head by means of such an arrangement. | 04-28-2016 |
