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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Grant Prideco, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Einar Mydland, Kristiansand, NO;
Assignee:
GRANT PRIDECO, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 27/16 (2006.01); B66C 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 27/16 (2013.01); B66C 13/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes an apparatus for suspending a connector provided on a first elongated hoisting member during a subsea hoisting operation. The apparatus includes a mechanism for holding the connector, in which, when the mechanism is subjected to a hydrostatic pressure above a threshold pressure, the mechanism is changeable to a configuration for moving past the connector while the apparatus is raised. Also described are a system and methods for moving a load between a floating vessel and a submerged position.