B63B 21/507
With mooring turrets
Official title: {with mooring turrets}
B63B21/507 (With mooring turrets) appears on 320 US grants and 250 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 320
- Published applications
- 250
- Assignees
- 144
- Inventors
- 466
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 1 |
| 2002 | 10 | 4 |
| 2003 | 6 | 10 |
| 2004 | 5 | 7 |
| 2005 | 6 | 8 |
| 2006 | 6 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 10 |
| 2009 | 4 | 8 |
| 2010 | 9 | 6 |
| 2011 | 6 | 16 |
| 2012 | 4 | 9 |
| 2013 | 11 | 13 |
| 2014 | 17 | 15 |
| 2015 | 13 | 14 |
| 2016 | 10 | 16 |
| 2017 | 15 | 9 |
| 2018 | 10 | 13 |
| 2019 | 17 | 14 |
| 2020 | 10 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 | 9 |
| 2023 | 9 | 11 |
| 2024 | 8 | 17 |
| 2025 | 11 | 7 |
| 2026 | 9 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Mooring systems and processes for using same30 Jun 2026US 12,668,330 B2Modec America, Inc.
- Mooring renewable energy systems26 May 2026US 12,637,179 B2Acergy France SAS
- Systems for transferring a fluid to and/or from a vessel and processes for using same19 May 2026US 12,630,414 B2Modes America, Inc.
- Couplers and mechanical joint assemblies including same19 May 2026US 12,631,219 B2Modec America, Inc.
- Floating offshore structure having one-side spread mooring system applied thereto28 Apr 2026US 12,612,135 B2Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
- Disconnectable medium transfer system for a vessel and vessel provided therewith23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208828 A1Bluewater Energy Services B.V.
- Offshore wind turbine systems and processes for installing same16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201866 A1Modec America, Inc.
- Systems for transferring fluid across a boundary and processes for using same2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185642 A1Sofec, Inc.
- Marine hydrogen charging station11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159201 A1TMC Corporation
- Systems for transferring fluid(s), electricity, and/or signal(s) across a boundary and processes for assembling same28 May 2026US 2026/0149206 A1Sofec, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and system for offshore production of liquefied natural gas68US 6,003,603 ADen Norske Stats Ol jesel skap A.S. · 1999
- Subsurface buoy mooring and transfer system for offshore oil and gas production64US 4,892,495 A1990
- Vessel mooring system and method for its installation52US 4,701,143 AKey Ocean Services, Inc. · 1987
- Vessel mooring system and method for its installation45US 4,698,038 AKey Ocean Services, Inc. · 1987
- Quick disconnect/connect mooring method and apparatus for a turret moored drillship39US 4,509,448 ASonat Offshore Drilling Inc. · 1985