ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,330, issued on June 30, was assigned to MODEC AMERICA INC. (Houston).
"Mooring systems and processes for using same" was invented by Stephen P. Lindblade (Waller, Texas), Hao Yu (Katy, Texas) and Miles A. Hobdy (Richmond, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mooring system for mooring a vessel floating on a surface of a body of water. The system can include a base structure, a mooring leg, a column, and a turntable. The mooring leg can include a first end configured to be attached to a seabed and a second end configured to be attached to the base structure. The column can include a first end attached to the base structure. The turn...