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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Principle Power, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
PRINCIPLE POWER, INC., Emeryville, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 22/04 (2006.01); B63B 1/10 (2006.01); B63B 22/18 (2006.01); F03D 13/25 (2016.01); F03D 9/25 (2016.01); B63B 35/44 (2006.01); B63B 39/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 22/04 (2013.01); B63B 1/107 (2013.01); B63B 22/18 (2013.01); B63B 2035/446 (2013.01); B63B 2035/4433 (2013.01); B63B 2039/067 (2013.01); F03D 9/257 (2017.02); F03D 13/25 (2016.05); F05B 2240/93 (2013.01); Y02E 10/725 (2013.01);
Abstract
A floating connector of an offshore energy device and a method for connecting the floating connector is provided. The floating connector includes a buoy having a tube, a bay, a joint box, and at least one cable for connecting to the offshore energy device. The buoy provides buoyancy to the floating connector and includes the tube and bay. The bay houses the joint box, which electrically couples the at least one cable to each other and to a switchgear of the offshore energy device.