Patents by Inventor Benoit GROVEL

Benoit GROVEL has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Floating fluid loading/offloading structure moored in a body of water, related installation, method and process
    Patent number: 11873062
    Abstract: The structure comprises a hull extending longitudinally along a longitudinal hull axis, a mooring equipment, comprising a first group of mooring lines connected to an anchor on the bottom of the body of water, the mooring lines of the first group protruding laterally beyond a first side of the hull, opposite the second side of the hull. The mooring equipment comprises a second group of mooring lines protruding laterally beyond the second side, and connected to an anchor located away from the second side on the bottom of the body of water. The mooring lines of the first group are connected on the first side of the hull, the space facing a second lateral wall of the hull being free of mooring lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: TOTAL SE
    Inventors: Alain Ledoux, Benoit Grovel
  • FLOATING FLUID LOADING/OFFLOADING STRUCTURE MOORED IN A BODY OF WATER, RELATED INSTALLATION, METHOD AND PROCESS
    Publication number: 20220009595
    Abstract: The structure comprises a hull extending longitudinally along a longitudinal hull axis, a mooring equipment, comprising a first group of mooring lines connected to an anchor on the bottom of the body of water, the mooring lines of the first group protruding laterally beyond a first side of the hull, opposite the second side of the hull. The mooring equipment comprises a second group of mooring lines protruding laterally beyond the second side, and connected to an anchor located away from the second side on the bottom of the body of water. The mooring lines of the first group are connected on the first side of the hull, the space facing a second lateral wall of the hull being free of mooring lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: TOTAL SE
    Inventors: Alain LEDOUX, Benoit GROVEL