ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,652, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to OneSubsea AS (Lysaker, Norway).
"Subsea termination assembly" was invented by Malik Abdul (Richmond, Texas), David Hickman (Mobile, Ala.) and Kevin Lerch (Mobile, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A subsea termination assembly comprising a main body, a stab pin with a stabbing end for guiding of the subsea termination assembly during landing on a receiving subsea structure, and a hinge assembly connecting the stab pin to the main body. The subsea termination assembly comprises a connected portion that is pivotably attached to the main body with the hinge assembly. The stab pin comprises a f...