B63B 35/4406
Articulated towers, i.e. substantially floating structures comprising a slender tower-like hull anchored
Official title: {Articulated towers, i.e. substantially floating structures comprising a slender tower-like hull anchored relative to the marine bed by means of a single articulation, e.g. using an articulated bearing}
B63B35/4406 (Articulated towers, i.e. substantially floating structures comprising a slender tower-like hull anchored) appears on 127 US grants and 67 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 67
- Assignees
- 89
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- 202
- Latest grant
- 7 Oct 2025
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for growing and harvesting seaweed using non-producing offshore platforms7 Oct 2025US 12,433,213 B2Fluor Technologies Corporation
- Method of assembling a tubular floating structure and its use20 May 2025US 12,304,600 B1Stiesdal Offshore A/S
- Fluid cargo handling system with quick release19 Mar 2024US 11,932,354 B2Stena Power & LNG Solutions AS
- Marine fluid cargo handling system with manifold tower19 Mar 2024US 11,932,355 B2Stena Power & LNG Solutions AS
- Marine fluid cargo handling system with standoff7 Nov 2023US 11,807,342 B1Stena Power & LNG Solutions AS
- Tower-integrated offshore wind power floating body and method for manufacturing same2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091857 A1Samwon Millennia
- Floating wind power generation platform and floating wind power generation system28 Aug 2025US 2025/0269940 A1Bitmain Technologies Inc.
- Support system for offshore solar photovoltaics equipment17 Jul 2025US 2025/0229873 A1Sun Rise E & T Corporation
- Method of assembling a tubular floating structure and its use22 May 2025US 2025/0162696 A1Stiesdal Offshore A/S
- Arrangement of local structures for tlp-type floating offshore wind turbine platform stress distribution and strength enhancement23 Jan 2025US 2025/0026457 A1Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for a wind power station placed in deep water45US 7,156,037 B2Sway AS · 2007
- Device for hybrid riser for the sub-sea transportation of petroleum products42US 6,082,391 ADoris Engineering · 2000
- Precast, modular spar system40US 6,244,785 B1H. B. Zachry Company · 2001
- Connecting assembly and method38US 4,216,834 ABrown Oil Tools, Inc. · 1980
- Hybrid riser and method for sub-sea transportation of petroleum products with the device38US 6,321,844 B1Doris Engineering · 2001