Patents Represented by Law Firm Reinert A. Joe
  • Tension leg platform mooring tether connector
    Patent number: 4320993
    Abstract: A connector apparatus for connecting a tension leg platform mooring tether to a subsea foundation, the apparatus comprising: a plug positioned on the lower end of the mooring tether for mating union with a receptacle positioned in the foundation so that the plug is readily positioned in the receptacle to maintain the mooring tether in connection with the foundation with the plug being readily removable from the receptacle when desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1982
    Assignee: Conoco Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew F. Hunter