US Patent Issued to SOLETANCHE FREYSSINET on Sept. 8 for "Installation for the load-out into the water of a heavy load" (Dutch, French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,966, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to SOLETANCHE FREYSSINET (Rueil-Malmaison, France).

"Installation for the load-out into the water of a heavy load" was invented by Benoit Melen (Rueil Malmaison, France) and Roel Wesel (Capelle aan den Ijssel, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An installation for the load-out into the water of a heavy load located onshore, in particular a load constituted by a tripod- or tetrapod-type float.The installation has at least two support structures that are independent of one another and can be moved on the respective paths, each of which being equipped with lifting means configured to be hooke...