Patents by Inventor Steven Eskridge

Steven Eskridge 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).

  • Disconnectable tower yoke mooring system and methods for using same
    Patent number: 11279446
    Abstract: A yoke mooring system and method for disconnecting a moored vessel from a tower structure. The system can include a support structure with one or more extension arms suspended from the support structure. A ballast tank can be connected to the one or more extension arms, and a yoke can extend from and connect to the ballast tank. The yoke can include a tower connector disposed on a second end thereof for connecting to the tower structure. A first winch system can be located on the support structure and connect to the yoke proximate a second end of the yoke via a first line or cable. A second winch system can be connected to the ballast tank via a second line or cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: SOFEC, INC.
    Inventors: Hao Yu, Stephen P. Lindblade, Vernon Raymond Jenkins, Steven Eskridge
  • Disconnectable tower yoke mooring system and methods for using same
    Patent number: 11267532
    Abstract: A yoke mooring system for connecting a floating vessel to a tower structure at sea. The system can include a support structure with one or more extension arms suspended from the support structure. A ballast tank can be connected to the one or more extension arms, and a yoke can extend from and connect to the ballast tank. The yoke can include a tower connector disposed on a second end thereof for connecting to the tower structure. A first winch system can be located on the support structure and connect to the yoke proximate a second end of the yoke via a first line or cable. A second winch system can be connected to the ballast tank via a second line or cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SOFEC, INC.
    Inventors: Hao Yu, Stephen P. Lindblade, Vernon Raymond Jenkins, Steven Eskridge
  • DISCONNECTABLE TOWER YOKE MOORING SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR USING SAME
    Publication number: 20200317300
    Abstract: A yoke mooring system and method for disconnecting a moored vessel from a tower structure. The system can include a support structure with one or more extension arms suspended from the support structure. A ballast tank can be connected to the one or more extension arms, and a yoke can extend from and connect to the ballast tank. The yoke can include a tower connector disposed on a second end thereof for connecting to the tower structure. A first winch system can be located on the support structure and connect to the yoke proximate a second end of the yoke via a first line or cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: SOFEC, INC.
    Inventors: Hao Yu, Stephen P. Lindblade, Vernon Raymond Jenkins, Steven Eskridge
  • DISCONNECTABLE TOWER YOKE MOORING SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR USING SAME
    Publication number: 20200317297
    Abstract: A yoke mooring system for connecting a floating vessel to a tower structure at sea. The system can include a support structure with one or more extension arms suspended from the support structure. A ballast tank can be connected to the one or more extension arms, and a yoke can extend from and connect to the ballast tank. The yoke can include a tower connector disposed on a second end thereof for connecting to the tower structure. A first winch system can be located on the support structure and connect to the yoke proximate a second end of the yoke via a first line or cable. A second winch system can be connected to the ballast tank via a second line or cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: SOFEC, INC.
    Inventors: Hao Yu, Stephen P. Lindblade, Vernon Raymond Jenkins, Steven Eskridge