Patents by Inventor James P. Wilbourn

James P. Wilbourn 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).

  • Single point mooring with strain relief anchoring
    Patent number: 4065822
    Abstract: A single point mooring for an offshore body of water, being capable of holding a tanker during a loading or off-loading period. A conduit depending downwardly from the floating mooring to the ocean floor carries fluid from a source thereof. A resilient, shock absorbing member depending from the conduit by a plurality of buoyant connectors, takes up possible strain when the buoy is subjected to excessive lateral displacement due to wind, tide, or other phenomena.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1978
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventor: James P. Wilbourn