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Document | Title | Date |
20080289558 | Lasar Scanning for Mooring Robot - A profile scanner for locating a target zone on a profile of a vessel comprising an emitter adapted to progressively or instantaneously radiate towards the vessel; a receiver providing a signal indicative of radiation incident thereon; a controller or processor including stored instructions, for energising the emitter and receiving the signal, and adapted to determine the vertical location of the target zone relative to scanner. | 11-27-2008 |
20090013916 | Method of Intercepting and Yawing a Sailing Vessel With External Propulsion Means - A method for intercepting and yawing an errant sailing vessel is disclosed, wherein the vessel might have been hijacked or malfunctioned and in danger of colliding with an object. The method comprises dispatching a watercraft to approach the sailing vessel and secures itself to one side of the sailing vessel's hull. Preferably, a second watercraft is secured to the other side of the vessel's hull. At least one of the watercrafts is then operated to direct propulsion thrust to yaw the vessel in a desired direction. Preferably still, the first and second watercrafts are each secured respectively to the right and left sides of the vessel's hull proximate to the stem or bow end. The first (right side) watercraft then operates a fluid propulsion which thrust is directed away from the vessel's right side while the second (left side) watercraft's propulsion is on standby. As a result, the vessel is turned rightward or clockwise. Conversely, the first watercraft may be put on standby while the second watercraft's propulsion is operated such that the thrust is directed away from the vessel's left side, thereby causing the vessel to turn leftward or anti-clockwise. | 01-15-2009 |
20090020058 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A WATERCRAFT DOCKING DEVICE - Systems and methods for providing a docking device for watercrafts. An apparatus that is configured to receive a watercraft and includes a fold down anchor on one end of a frame for the purpose of anchoring the apparatus onto the shore, using the weight of the watercraft. Extendable arms on each side of the frame, opposite the anchor, fold out to stabilize the apparatus on the shore. The apparatus further includes a receiving system that includes one or more rollers. Where four rollers are used, a first set of two rollers sit above the anchor to guide the watercraft onto the apparatus while gliding onto the shore. A second set of two rollers are located on the top of the mounting device to hold the hull in place while docked. | 01-22-2009 |
20090020059 | Mooring System - A system for mooring a vessel at an offshore site comprises at least one floating mooring element with two opposite mooring bodies for receiving therebetween and engaging the hull of the vessel. Each mooring element is movable between an upper position for engaging the hull of the vessel and a lower position in which at least one of its mooring bodies is lowered below the upper position for disengaging the hull of the vessel. Further means are provided for maintaining a substantially stationary position of the mooring element relative to the seabed. Preferably the system comprises at least two mooring elements spaced in the longitudinal direction of the vessel. | 01-22-2009 |
20090020060 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISCONNECTING AN ELONGATED MEMBER EXTENDING FROM A WATERBORNE VESSEL - In some embodiments, apparatus for disconnecting at least one elongated member extending between a waterborne vessel and at least one other object includes a cable extendable between the waterborne vessel and the other object. When the distance between the waterborne vessel and the other object exceeds a certain distance, the cable causes the at least one elongated member to be released from the vessel or other object. | 01-22-2009 |
20090090288 | Transfer of wheeled objects - According to the invention, a system is provided for connecting two vessels to each other or for connecting a vessel to a land-based structure for the transfer of objects. The system according to the invention comprises at least one projecting body adapted for attachment to one of the vessels and at least one receiving means adapted for attachment to the other vessel or to the land-based structure, the receiving means also comprising side members with recesses for cooperation with the projecting bodies. The invention also comprises a method for transferring material and a landing vessel for connecting to a cargo vessel. | 04-09-2009 |
20090090289 | Apparatus for affixing a dock to an inboard mooring pole - An apparatus is disclosed especially configured and adapted for mooring a floating dock to an inboard mooring pile—a pile positioned within and extending through the top deck of a floating dock—. The apparatus minimizes damage to both dock and mooring piles caused by changes in tide, waves, wake and other water disturbances while, simultaneously, adding stability to the floating dock—especially in regarding to listing—. The apparatus is comprised of a cylindrical sleeve which is coaxially applied to a mooring pile, a dock mounted mooring bracket comprised of a base plate which connects to the sleeve mounted upon the pile via at least one “U” shaped arm. The arm, in turn, extends, and is mounted upon a vertical planar portion of the base plate and is disposed in a parallel relation to the top surface of the floating dock. An inner, semi-circular portion of the “U” shaped arm engages selected and parallel circumferential grooves formed in the outer surface of the sleeve. The base plate, in turn, is affixed to a structurally sound portion of the floating dock adjacent to a pile aperture through which the mooring pile extends. In certain alternate preferred embodiments, an elongated rod is utilized to firmly engage a selected circumferential groove of the columnar sleeve. In such embodiments, the elongated rod is mounted to the floating via a mounting means at both termini of the elongated rod. Embodiments utilizing elongated rods for engagement of the columnar sleeve utilize at least two such rods and engage the columnar sleeve on opposite sides thereof. | 04-09-2009 |
20090188418 | Marine dockline holder - The marine dockline holder provides an easy place to leave the docklines in an elevated position when the boat leaves the dock, enabling the lines to be easily retrieved and attached to the boat upon its return to the dock. The marine dockline holder has a line hook attached to the top of a two-piece rod. The rod is inserted into a spring which is in turn inserted into a deck mounting plate. The deck mounting plate is mounted to a dock by two connecting bolts passing though the upper and lower mounting plates, and though gaps in the dock's surface. | 07-30-2009 |
20090223428 | ANCHORING SYSTEM FOR WATERCRAFT VESSELS - An anchoring system for a watercraft vessel, the anchoring system including an anchor bracket configured to be mountable on the watercraft vessel; a sleeve attached to the anchor bracket, the sleeve having an aperture disposed longitudinally therethrough; a sliding tube inserted through the sleeve, the sliding tube being at least partially hollow and having a first end and a second end, a rod having a first end disposed within a sliding tube lumen and a second end having a floor contacting tip; the floor contacting tip operable to penetrate the bottom of a creek, lake, river or ocean flat and a retraction member connected to the rod. The retraction member is configured to retract the rod into the sliding tube and retract the sliding tube through the sleeve. | 09-10-2009 |
20100012009 | MOORING SYSTEM WITH ACTIVE CONTROL - A vessel mooring system which includes at least two mooring robots that can be secured to a terminal and/or a vessel, each robot includes an attractive force attachment element and a base structure. The attachment element can be engaged with a vertically extending side surface and to exert an attractive force normal to the surface. Each robot can measure the attractive force between the attachment element and the surface to provide an “attractive force capacity reading”. The force between the attachment element and the fixed structure of the mooring robot can be measured to provide a “normal force reading”. From monitoring of the relationship between the attractive force capacity reading and the normal force a control of the mooring robot can be provided such that if there is a tending to separate the attachment elements from said vessel the attractive force may be increased and/or alarm is sounded. | 01-21-2010 |
20100012010 | MOORING ASSEMBLY - A mooring assembly for a vessel comprises a receiving vessel part, a geostationary part received rotatably in said receiving vessel part and a main bearing assembly connecting the geostationary part to the receiving vessel part. The main bearing assembly comprises at least two separate bearings which are manipulable such that the one or the other or both bearings are in an operative position, thus allowing the non-operative bearing to be replaced, overhauled, repaired and alike in situ. | 01-21-2010 |
20100175605 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOORING A VESSEL - The present invention relates to a device for the attachment of a rope to a securing point by a person for mooring a vessel, comprising a support which is configured to releasably attach the rope to the securing point, and an elongate arm which is configured to be grasped at or near an end by the person and is configured such that the support can be attached at or near an opposite end so that attachment to the securing point can be carried out by the person at a distance. The elongate arm and the support attached thereto make it possible to displace a part of the rope at a distance and thus facilitate mooring. | 07-15-2010 |
20100186652 | VESSEL MOORING MONITOR - A method and apparatus for monitoring for damage to or failure of a mooring system comprising mooring lines ( | 07-29-2010 |
20110061580 | ANCHOR SYSTEM FOR A KAYAK - Apparatus is disclosed for anchoring a kayak to the bottom of a body of shallow water. The apparatus includes first and second tubes for attachment to the kayak proximate the upper portion of the kayak between the bow and the stern of the kayak, and first and second shafts which are disposed in the first and second tubes, respectively. A gear box is provided proximate the seat which comprises two sets of gearing mechanisms for operative engagement with the two shafts, and a rotatable handle which is external to the gear box for operative connection to the first and second gearing mechanisms. First and second actuation devices external to the gear box are provided which have first and second positions, and, in the first position, the actuation devices function to establish operative connection between the first and second gearing mechanisms and a rotatable handle, which, when rotated in a first direction, deploys the two shafts from a position inside each tube to a position outside the tubes and into engagement with the bottom of the body of water. An anchoring system according to the present invention thus permits the operator of the kayak to anchor the kayak at both the bow and stern by apparatus which is located proximate the seat of the kayak and which may be operated using only one hand. In an alternative embodiment, only one tube containing a shaft is provided. In this embodiment, the kayak may be anchored from the bow or from the stern, but not from both. In this latter embodiment, the need for an actuation device is eliminated. | 03-17-2011 |
20110271891 | MOORING WINCH AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CABLE OF A MOORING WINCH - An electrically driven mooring winch is provided. The mooring winch includes a winding drum, an AC motor configured to drive the winding drum, a frequency conversion unit connected to the AC motor, and a control unit configured to control the frequency conversion unit on the basis of an indicator for tension of the mooring rope. The control unit is configured to set a reference value of rotational speed of the AC motor to a predetermined value, drive the AC motor in one direction for a predetermined time interval, define a first value of a torque of the AC motor, drive the AC motor in an opposite direction for the predetermined interval, define a second value of the torque of the AC motor, and compute a torque estimate using the first and second values of the torque. | 11-10-2011 |
20110297066 | Containment Boom Mooring System - A containment boom mooring system for efficiently anchoring containment booms over extended periods of time and in varying sea conditions. The containment boom mooring system generally includes a clamping frame having a first and second frame section pivotally connected upon a first end and having a latching assembly upon a second end for securing the frame sections in a pivotally closed position, a first and second resilient retainer extending along the inner sides of the first and second frame sections to frictionally engage a first side and a second side of a containment boom, a first and a second buoyancy member extending from the first and second frame sections, and an anchor assembly extending from the clamping frame which is adapted to extend below a water surface for mooring the clamping frame. | 12-08-2011 |
20120055387 | Shallow Water Anchor - A shallow water anchor is provided. The shallow water anchor comprises a first anchor extension and a second anchor extension axially received by a housing. The first anchor extension is axially received by the second anchor extension such that the first and second anchor extensions are sequentially deployable from the housing using an actuation arrangement. The actuation arrangement is controlled by a control interface that is operable to detect when the shallow water anchor has reached a fully extended state and fully retracted state. The shallow water anchor further includes a biasing compensator that compensates for fluctuations in the overall depth of water the anchor is deployed in due to waves or other anomalies. | 03-08-2012 |
20120152161 | DOCKING AID APPARATUS WITH UTILITY IMPLEMENT - This invention is for a docking aid to help dock a boat to a docking post, or to pull a boat closer to the shore. It comprises of a shaft and a tensile member. The tensile member may pass through the shaft and form one or more loops at the ends of the shaft. One loop may be used to dock to a docking pole, while a second loop may be used as a handle to pull, or to loop around another docking element. At least one loop may have a utility implement with an attached tool. This tool may be used to grab a docking post from a boat, to grab an inbound boat from a dock, to pull closer to a second boat, or to grab objects out of the water that may have fallen overboard. The docking aid may also be floatable. | 06-21-2012 |
20120298028 | MOORING LIMB - A mooring limb for damping the oscillations of a moored object comprising an axially extensible outer sheath, and an inner radially compressible core, the core being compressible radially by the sheath as the axial length of the limb increases, the limb being axially contractible as a result of a force provided by the core acting radially outward onto the sheath. | 11-29-2012 |
20120312218 | Mooring Components - A mooring component for use in mooring system comprises a plurality of deformable elements having a reversible non-linear stress-strain response. The deformable elements are formed from elastomeric materials and have different lengths and/or cross-sectional areas and/or are formed from different materials. The overall response of the component is a composite reversible non-linear stress-strain response that is a combination of the responses of each of the plurality of elements. The stress-strain response of the component may be tailored to the expected environmental loading for the location at which the mooring system is to be used. | 12-13-2012 |
20130036961 | Shallow Water Rolling Pole Anchor - A shallow water anchoring device that attaches to the outside hull of a boat. The device drives a sharpened rod into the floor of the body of water. The rod is driven perpendicularly to the water line of the body of water. The device uses an electric motor to drive the driving wheel that drives the rod into the floor. The driving wheel is coated by an elastic material to increase the physical force between the driving wheel and the rod when pressed together. The rod is housed within a tube that connects to the housing of the driving wheel. The housings connect using a pivot. The electric motor can be manually operated or wirelessly. | 02-14-2013 |
20130291777 | DOCKING DEVICE FOR FACILITATING A TRANSFER BETWEEN A VESSEL AND AN OFFSHORE STRUCTURE - A docking device for facilitating a transfer between a vessel and an offshore structure is provided. The docking device includes a first docking component mounted on the vessel and a second docking component mounted on the offshore structure. The first and second docking components are connectable such that an elevation of a bow or stern of the vessel is facilitated in the connected state. | 11-07-2013 |
20130298818 | Vessel mooring arrangement - A split ring vessel mooring arrangement having floats thereon which may be installed on a post or piling over the top thereof or, in the case of the top being covered by a deck or other structure making access thereto impossible may be pivotally opened and wrapped around the post or piling and then re-secured together. | 11-14-2013 |
20140060413 | Mooring Component Having a Smooth Stress-Strain Response to High Loads - A mooring component comprises a plurality of different deformable elements formed of an elastomeric material. The component has a tensile length L and at least one of the elements has a length L′03-06-2014 | |
20140190385 | Mooring System And Connector Assembly - A mooring system, and connector assembly, which in a preferred embodiment is a vessel mooring and fluid transfer system. The connector assembly has a first portion ( | 07-10-2014 |
20150020725 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes first and second connectable parts. Each part has a respective structure, such as an aperture, arranged so that, when the two parts are brought together and appropriately aligned with each other, a locking member, such as a pin, may be engaged with the two structures to connect the two parts together. The two parts include respective mutually cooperating formations. These formations are arranged such that, as the two parts are brought together, any engagement between the formations causes the two parts to move relative to one another so that they align sufficiently to enable the locking member to be engaged with the respective structures. The connector is suitable for use as a subsea mooring connector. | 01-22-2015 |
20150307159 | A System for Coupling Two Floating Structures - The present invention relates to a coupling system for coupling two floating structures together. The coupling system is able to accommodate the relative rotational and translation motions between the two floating structures without becoming disconnected. Furthermore, the coupling system has an engagement and disengagement mechanism that may be implemented remotely and efficiently. | 10-29-2015 |
20150307161 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTERCONNECTING A TANKER AND A FLOATING TERMINAL - A device for connecting a floating vessel such as a tanker ( | 10-29-2015 |
20160023730 | System and method for putting on hold boats afloat on a water body after they are launched and/or before they are hauled out - A system is proposed for putting boats on hold when they are afloat on a water body after they have been launched and/or before they are hauled out of the water. The system for putting on hold includes: a floating device, having a central floating element and secondary elements extending from the central floating element. Each secondary element being associated with a reception place and having at least one point for driving, by thrust or traction, a boat positioned in an associated reception place. A system for moving is adapted to moving the secondary elements around the central floating element and, via the points for driving, moving the boats that are positioned in the reception places. | 01-28-2016 |
20160251061 | MOORING ARRANGEMENT AND YOKE FOR SAID MOORING ARRANGEMENT | 09-01-2016 |