B63B 2035/448
Floating hydrocarbon production vessels
Official title: {Floating hydrocarbon production vessels, e.g. Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels [FPSO]}
B63B2035/448 (Floating hydrocarbon production vessels) appears on 146 US grants and 194 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 146
- Published applications
- 194
- Assignees
- 111
- Inventors
- 367
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 | 19 |
| 2016 | 7 | 24 |
| 2017 | 15 | 13 |
| 2018 | 19 | 10 |
| 2019 | 15 | 20 |
| 2020 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | 9 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 | 8 |
| 2023 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Integrated production complex on a gravity- based structure (gbs)15 Sep 2026US 12,735,153 B2Publichnoe Aktsionernoe Obshchestvo "NOVATEK"
- Bunkering vessel26 May 2026US 12,638,134 B2Hd Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
- Bunkering vessel12 May 2026US 12,624,798 B2Hd Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for evaluating securing systems for floating structures using virtual sensors4 Nov 2025US 12,460,514 B2Chevron U.S.A.Inc.
- Ship and a method for bringing liquified gas from an onshore terminal across a sea to a subsurface permanent storage reservoir30 Sep 2025US 12,428,109 B2Tore Lea
- Integrative system for centralised offshore hydrogen production in conjunction with a floating generation and storage unit20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243230 A1Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
- Moorings for offshore installations6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225689 A1Subsea 7 Limited
- Marine terminals and processes for using same23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208827 A1Sofec, Inc.
- Offshore platform allowing carbon neutral fuel to be produced, stored and supplied, overcoming intermittency of renewable energy18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167307 A1Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology
- Method for transferring fluid between a first offshore assembly located in a body of water and an assembly floating on the body of water, associated assembly and facility11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159199 A1Totalenergies Onetech
Most cited
By later US patents
- Riser recoil preventer system39US 4,351,261 ASedco, Inc. · 1982
- Active apparatus and method for reducing fluid induced stresses by introduction of energetic flow into boundary layer around an element21US 6,551,029 B22003
- Hydrocarbon fluid transfer system21US 6,923,225 B2Single Buoy Moorings Inc. · 2005
- Riser recoil preventer system20US 4,487,150 ASedco, Inc. · 1984
- Mooring system for tanker vessels16US 6,200,180 B1Nortrans Offshore(s) PTE LTD · 2001