ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,862, issued on May 12, was assigned to Karmoy Winch AS (Kopervik, Norway).
"Pumping system and method" was invented by Magne Hystad (Kopervik, Norway).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pumping system for moving a liquid, or a mixture of a liquid and one or more objects, from a collector device submerged in a body of water, to a receiving facility includes a first delivery line, a second delivery line and a pump unit. The pump unit is submerged in the body of water at a first depth below the water surface and arranged between the collector and the receiving facility. The first delivery line is fluidly connected between the collector devi...