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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2020
Applicant:
United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nathan David Cohen, Encinitas, CA (US);
Nathan Todd Miller, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 39/02 (2006.01); B63B 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 39/02 (2013.01); B63B 21/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mooring system comprising: a ballast platform; and a chain comprising a plurality of links that are pivotally connected to each other via parallel pivot pins such that the chain is configured to not rotate about a vertical axis that is orthogonal to axes of rotation of the pivot pins, wherein the chain has proximal and distal ends, and wherein the proximal end is attached to a top of the ballast platform and the distal end is configured to be attached to a buoyant object.