Patents by Inventor Dennis Graney

Dennis Graney 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).

  • Mooring and tensioning methods, systems, and apparatus
    Patent number: 10676160
    Abstract: A method of mooring a floating vessel having a fairlead stopper coupled thereto is provided. The method includes retrieving a line pre-reeved on the fairlead stopper, connecting the line to an upper end of a mooring line, retrieving a second end of the line, connecting the second end to a winch of the AHV, and hauling in the mooring line to apply tension thereto. Also disclosed are mooring lines and systems, including lines having tensioning connectors thereon, such as tri-plate connectors, for stretching lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Bardex Corporation
    Inventors: Nick Atallah, Dennis Graney
  • MOORING AND TENSIONING METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200055569
    Abstract: A method of mooring a floating vessel having a fairlead stopper coupled thereto is provided. The method includes retrieving a line pre-reeved on the fairlead stopper, connecting the line to an upper end of a mooring line, retrieving a second end of the line, connecting the second end to a winch of the AHV, and hauling in the mooring line to apply tension thereto. Also disclosed are mooring lines and systems, including lines having tensioning connectors thereon, such as tri-plate connectors, for stretching lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Nick Atallah, Dennis Graney