B63B 21/508
Connected to submerged buoy
Official title: {connected to submerged buoy (mooring buoys per se B63B22/02)}
B63B21/508 (Connected to submerged buoy) appears on 87 US grants and 88 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 87
- Published applications
- 88
- Assignees
- 52
- Inventors
- 181
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 6 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4 | 11 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 6 | 3 |
| 2014 | 6 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 10 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Mooring renewable energy systems26 May 2026US 12,637,179 B2Acergy France SAS
- Offshore floating platform for aeolian generators14 Apr 2026US 12,601,324 B2Mc2World S.R.L.
- Buoyant rotatable marine transducer31 Mar 2026US 12,589,837 B2Dublin Offshore Consultants Ltd
- Offshore wind turbine systems and processes for installing same10 Mar 2026US 12,571,373 B2Sofec, Inc.
- Disconnectable mooring system11 Nov 2025US 12,466,519 B2Encomara Limited
- 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.
- Disconnectable mooring system5 Feb 2026US 2026/0035055 A1
- Mooring Assembly16 Oct 2025US 2025/0319947 A1Pivotree Pty Ltd
- Offshore Floating Platform for Aeolian Generators9 Oct 2025US 2025/0314239 A1Mc2World S.R.L.
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
- Flowline termination buoy with counterweight for a single point mooring and fluid transfer system39US 6,558,215 B1FMC Technologies, Inc. · 2003
- Buoyed moonpool plug for disconnecting a flexible flowline from a process vessel37US 4,478,586 AMobil Oil Corporation · 1984
- Disconnectable mooring system35US 5,316,509 ASofec, Inc. · 1994