ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,436, issued on April 14, was assigned to Entrion Wind Inc. (Houston).
"Mooring systems for fixed marine structures" was invented by Eivind Johnsen (Houston) and Li Lee (Las Vegas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques are disclosed herein for minimizing movement of a fixed marine structure. Using the technologies described, a wind turbine may be mounted on a fixed marine platform (e.g., a fully restrained platform (FRP)) that is secured by mooring lines that may be maintained at a tension to restrain movement of the platform due to environmental loads (e.g., wind, waves, etc.). The mooring lines may be attached to the platform wi...