Patents by Inventor Christian Bauduin
Christian Bauduin 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).
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Patent number: 8820258Abstract: A chain connector for holding a chain (14) that moors a vessel to the sea floor under perhaps 2000 tons tension, which can be quickly disconnected in an emergency by applying a moderate disconnecting force such as 50 tons. The chain is hold by ratchets (24, 26) that are mounted on arms (34, 36). The arms have upper ends (35) that am pivotally mounted on a housing (38) and have free lower ends (44), with the lower ends being held by cams (50) on locking dogs (52) that have locking dog lower ends (51) pivotally mounted on the housing and free upper ends (60). A hydraulic actuator (70) has pins (58) that engage the upper ends of the locking dogs to prevent the arms and dogs from pivoting apart until the looking dog upper ends (60) are raised.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2012Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Single Buoy Moorings, IncInventors: Christian Bauduin, Jean-Pierre Benoit, Jean-Yves Toggiani
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Publication number: 20140165897Abstract: A chain connector for holding a chain (14) that moors a vessel to the sea floor under perhaps 2000 tons tension, which can be quickly disconnected in an emergency by applying a moderate disconnecting force such as 50 tons. The chain is hold by ratchets (24, 26) that are mounted on arms (34, 36). The arms have upper ends (35) that am pivotally mounted on a housing (38) and have free lower ends (44), with the lower ends being held by cams (50) on locking dogs (52) that have locking dog lower ends (51) pivotally mounted on the housing and free upper ends (60). A hydraulic actuator (70) has pins (58) that engage the upper ends of the locking dogs to prevent the arms and dogs from pivoting apart until the looking dog upper ends (60) are raised.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Inventors: Christian Bauduin, Jean-Pierre Benoit, Jean-Yves Toggiani
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Patent number: 8397655Abstract: A vessel includes a hull, a shaft extending from an upper part of the hull to a bottom of the hull, a turret being rotatably supported in the shaft via a turret bearing, a manifold support structure carrying one or more conduits being rotatably supported on the turret via a manifold bearing. The turret includes a cavity for receiving a mooring buoy carrying one or more risers and one or more vertically displaceable actuation members near the manifold bearing for vertically displacing the manifold support structure relative to the turret between a rotational position in which the manifold support structure can rotate relative to the turret via the manifold bearing and a locked position in which the bearing support structure is rotationally locked relative to the turret.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2009Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Single Buoy Moorings Inc.Inventors: Jean Braud, Jean Pierre Benoit, Cecile Melis, Christian Bauduin
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Publication number: 20110092115Abstract: Vessel comprising a hull having near a bottom a cavity for receiving a mooring buoy, a lifting device being placed on the hull comprising a cable that extends through the cavity to a weight that is situated below the bottom of the vessel, the mooring buoy being attached to the cable, the mooring buoy carrying mooring lines that are connected to a sea bed and being receivable in the cavity for coupling with the turret, the mooring buoy comprising a central shaft through which the cable passes, the buoy being movable relative to the cable in a length direction of the cable, wherein the weight is located on the cable at or below the buoy, a stopper being provided on the cable for engaging with the buoy and for blocking relative movement of the buoy and the cable, the stopper being fixed to the cable near an upper or a lower end of the buoy.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2009Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: SINGLE BUOY MOORINGS INC.Inventors: Jean Braud, Jean-Pierre Benoit, Cecile Melis, Christian Bauduin
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Publication number: 20110061582Abstract: A vessel includes a hull, a shaft extending from an upper part of the hull to a bottom of the hull, a turret being rotatably supported in the shaft via a turret bearing, a manifold support structure carrying one or more conduits being rotatably supported on the turret via a manifold bearing. The turret includes a cavity for receiving a mooring buoy carrying one or more risers and one or more vertically displaceable actuation members near the manifold bearing for vertically displacing the manifold support structure relative to the turret between a rotational position in which the manifold support structure can rotate relative to the turret via the manifold bearing and a locked position in which the bearing support structure is rotationally locked relative to the turret.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: SINGLE BUOY MOORINGS INC.Inventors: Jean Braud, Jean Pierre Benoit, Cecile Melis, Christian Bauduin
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Patent number: 7770532Abstract: A system is described for use at offshore locations of large depth, for mooring a production vessel or floating unit (14) at a location over a hydrocarbon reservoir (26) and for connecting risers (101) that can be carrying hydrocarbons up from the sea floor to a production vessel that stores the hydrocarbons, flowlines for water injection, gas lift, gas export, umbilicals and mooring lines that moor the vessel. Both the mooring lines and the risers are disconnectably connected to the vessel though a connection buoy, or connector (16). The invention concerns a system that allows a connector (16) to be used that is of minimum mass and volume, to ease its handling especially during its connection and disconnection to and from a vessel.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2008Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Single Buoy Moorings, Inc.Inventors: Christian Bauduin, Benoit Borde, Jean Braud
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Publication number: 20080311804Abstract: A system is described for use at offshore locations of large depth, for mooring a production vessel or floating unit (14) at a location over a hydrocarbon reservoir (26) and for connecting risers (101) that can be carrying hydrocarbons up from the sea floor to a production vessel that stores the hydrocarbons, flowlines for water injection, gas lift, gas export, umbilicals and mooring lines that moor the vessel. Both the mooring lines and the risers are disconnectably connected to the vessel though a connection buoy, or connector (16). The invention concerns a system that allows a connector (16) to be used that is of minimum mass and volume, to ease its handling especially during its connection and disconnection to and from a vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2008Publication date: December 18, 2008Inventors: Christian Bauduin, Benoit Borde, Jean Braud
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Patent number: 7029348Abstract: The invention relates to a mooring buoy (6), comprising a submerged part (13) and a part extending above water level (11). The part above water level comprising a fluid outlet duct (24) for attaching to a vessel (7), the buoy being anchored to the seabed via substantially taut anchor legs (27, 28). A substantially horizontally oriented fluid transfer duct (15) being attached to a connector (17) of the buoy in a non-rigid manner. The buoy comprises a substantially vertical fluid duct (21) between the connector (17) and the outlet duct (24) and a mooring connector (9) for attaching to a mooring line (8) of the vessel, wherein the length (L) of the buoy is between 20 m and 70 m and the ratio of the diameter (D) of the lower part (13) of the buoy and the length (L) being below 0.3, preferably below 0.2.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2003Date of Patent: April 18, 2006Assignee: Single Buoy Moorings, Inc.Inventors: Christian Bauduin, Jean-Loup Isnard, Gilles Ballestra, Antoine Carrasco
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Publication number: 20050042953Abstract: The invention relates to a mooring buoy (6), comprising a submerged part (13) and a part extending above water level (11). The part above water level comprising a fluid outlet duct (24) for attaching to a vessel (7), the buoy being anchored to the seabed via substantially taut anchor legs (27, 28). A substantially horizontally oriented fluid transfer duct (15) being attached to a connector (17) of the buoy in a non-rigid manner. The buoy comprises a substantially vertical fluid duct (21) between the connector (17) and the outlet duct (24) and a mooring connector (9) for attaching to a mooring line (8) of the vessel, wherein the length (L) of the buoy is between 20 m and 70 m and the ratio of the diameter (D) of the lower part (13) of the buoy and the length (L) being below 0.3, preferably below 0.2.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2003Publication date: February 24, 2005Inventors: Christian Bauduin, Jean-Loup Isnard, Gilles Ballestra, Antoine Carrasco