B63B 2003/147
Moon-pools
Official title: {Moon-pools, e.g. for offshore drilling vessels}
B63B2003/147 (Moon-pools) appears on 64 US grants and 76 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 64
- Published applications
- 76
- Assignees
- 50
- Inventors
- 135
- Latest grant
- 19 Aug 2025
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| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Drag-reducing separator plate and design method therefor19 Aug 2025US 12,391,343 B2China Merchants Deepsea Research Institute (Sanya) Co.
- Offshore drilling vessel with an external cable connection and method therefor18 Mar 2025US 12,252,223 B2Noble Drilling A/S
- Marine structure comprising a launch and recovery system19 Dec 2023US 11,845,521 B2Usea AS
- Handling loads in subsea operations19 Dec 2023US 11,846,144 B2Subsea 7 do Brasil Servicos Ltda
- Offshore drilling system, vessel and method7 Nov 2023US 11,808,096 B2Itrec B V
- Disconnectable medium transfer system for a vessel and vessel provided therewith23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208828 A1Bluewater Energy Services B.V.
- Skid docking and anchoring system with couplings and associated methods18 Dec 2025US 2025/0382042 A1Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
- Structures and methods for the transport, installation, and maintenance of an offshore wind turbine6 Feb 2025US 2025/0042518 A1Seatrium (Sg) Pte. Ltd.
- Drag-reducing separator plate and design method therefor11 May 2023US 2023/0147054 A1China Merchants Deepsea Research Inst. (Sanya) Co.
- Offshore drilling system, vessel and method29 Sep 2022US 2022/0307332 A1Itrec B V
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-activity offshore exploration and/or development drilling method and apparatus68US 6,047,781 ATransocean Offshore Inc. · 2000
- Multi-activity offshore exploration and/or development drilling method and apparatus58US 6,056,071 ATransocean Offshore Inc. · 2000
- Multi-activity offshore exploration and/or development drill method and apparatus56US 6,085,851 ATransocean Offshore Inc. · 2000
- Offshore floating production, storage, and off-loading vessel for use in ice-covered and clear water applications38US 7,958,835 B22011
- Multi-activity offshore exploration and/or development drilling method and apparatus36US 6,068,069 ATransocean Offshore Inc. · 2000