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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:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Kongsberg Maritime As, Horten, NO;
Inventor:
Mark Callaway, Alesund, NO;
Assignee:
KONGSBERG MARITIME AS, Alesund, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/56 (2006.01); B63B 35/66 (2006.01); B66D 1/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/56 (2013.01); B63B 35/66 (2013.01); B66D 1/50 (2013.01); B66D 2700/0108 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a tug controller and a tug for maneuvering a towed vessel, comprising a dynamic positioning system, and a tow equipment comprising a towline connected to the towed vessel, wherein the tow equipment is automatically controlled by the dynamic positioning system based on a plurality of input parameters.