Dual function mooring lines for storage vessel

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5927224
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08856965

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An improved vessel mooring system in which a storage vessel (10) weathervanes about a mooring base (16, 27) supported by the vessel for relative rotation. A plurality of flexible tubular dual function mooring lines (20) extend from the mooring base (27) to the sea floor (14) and thence to a subsea production facility (40). The dual function mooring lines (20) have collars (34) thereon which are anchored to the sea floor (14) by anchors (38). Product from a subsea production facility (40) is transported through the dual function mooring lines (20) to storage areas in the vessel (10).

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SOFEC INC15011 KATY FREEWAY STE 500 HOUSTON TX 77094

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Etheridge, Charles O Spring, TX 12 232
Poranski, Sr Peter F Houston, TX 6 76

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