ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,293, issued on July 7, was assigned to ITREC B.V. (Schiedam, Netherlands).
"Heave tolerant pile guiding device for guiding a pile during installation thereof" was invented by Lucas Boontjes (Schiedam, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heave tolerant pile guiding device for guiding a pile including a cylindrical section and above said cylindrical section a tapered section that narrows in upward direction. The device includes a frame to be mounted to a vessel having a hull subject to sea-state induced motion during installation of a pile. At least one pair of first and second pile engaging devices is arranged on the frame dia...