F16L 1/202
Fixed on or to vessels
Official title: {fixed on or to vessels}
F16L1/202 (Fixed on or to vessels) appears on 350 US grants and 332 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
- 350
- Published applications
- 332
- Assignees
- 161
- Inventors
- 551
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004 | 8 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 8 |
| 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 7 | 9 |
| 2010 | 6 | 17 |
| 2011 | 6 | 21 |
| 2012 | 8 | 16 |
| 2013 | 12 | 25 |
| 2014 | 21 | 20 |
| 2015 | 23 | 29 |
| 2016 | 15 | 20 |
| 2017 | 25 | 17 |
| 2018 | 15 | 14 |
| 2019 | 26 | 22 |
| 2020 | 21 | 16 |
| 2021 | 13 | 14 |
| 2022 | 14 | 19 |
| 2023 | 14 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 |
| 2025 | 7 | 10 |
| 2026 | 6 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Additive manufacturing of multilayered structures16 Jun 2026US 12,654,417 B2FMC Technologies, Inc.
- Hang-off system and method for use of hang-off system21 Apr 2026US 12,606,277 B2Econnect Energy AS
- Spooling and installing trace-heated pipelines of pipe-in-pipe configuration10 Mar 2026US 12,571,489 B2Subsea 7 Limited
- Manipulator device to apply modules around a pipeline, laying vessel comprising said device and method to operate said laying vessel3 Mar 2026US 12,565,945 B2Saipem S.P.A.
- Work platform for performing a cable operation on a vessel deck24 Feb 2026US 12,559,208 B2Nexans
- Subsea conduit deployment device and process for using same10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266398 A1Koil Energy Solutions, Inc.
- Improving fatigue resistance of steel catenary risers3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258884 A1Subsea 7 do Brasil Servicos Ltda
- Method and system for preparing subsea equipment for use with diverless installation means2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185634 A1Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
- Subsea tool and method for handling hydraulic hoses11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160359 A1
- Hanging-off elongate elements during offshore operations30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117607 A1Subsea 7 do Brasil Servicos Ltda
Most cited
By later US patents
- Submarine pipeline laying vessel49US 3,982,402 ASanta Fe International Corporation · 1976
- Apparatus for near vertical laying of pipeline48US 5,464,307 AMcDermott International, Inc. · 1995
- Pipelay stinger44US 5,533,834 AStena Offshore Limited · 1996
- Marine pipelay system41US 6,352,388 B1Coflexip Stena Offshore Limited · 2002
- Portable reel pipelaying method39US 4,260,287 ASanta Fe International Corporation · 1981