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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2023
Applicants:
Jeremy J. Papadopoulos, Manchester, GB;
Vincent Loccisano, Wellesley, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jeremy J. Papadopoulos, Manchester, GB;
Vincent Loccisano, Wellesley, MA (US);
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/20 (2006.01); F03D 13/25 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/20 (2013.01); F03D 13/256 (2023.08); B63B 2021/203 (2013.01); B63B 2021/206 (2013.01); F05B 2240/93 (2013.01); F05B 2240/95 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mooring line that provides substantially constant force, also referred to a mooring line that is always soft, allows the orbital motion of a moored turbine structure under varying wave conditions and is suitable for storm conditions when the turbine is not operating. A mooring line with substantially constant force does not create surge acceleration from heave acceleration and does not cause the turbine structure to be pulled through the water relative to orbital velocity.