Patents Assigned to Single Buoy Moorings Incorporated
  • Floating unit-buoyant body assembly
    Patent number: 5505646
    Abstract: A mooring buoy comprising a body with buoyancy, which body is rotatable with respect to a turntable. Elements are provided for connecting the buoy to catenary anchor lines with a seabed as well as a rigid arm for the connection to a vessel or the like floating unit. The buoyant body is an assembly of spaced apart interconnected vertical columns, resulting in a decreased sensibility for vertical motions of waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1996
    Assignee: Single Buoy Moorings Incorporated
    Inventors: Leendert Poldervaart, Sipke T. Schuurmans