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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:
Mar. 23, 1982
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
George M Pomonik, Van Nuys, CA (US);
Assignee:
Amtel, Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B / ; B63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
441-4 ; 114230 ; 114257 ; 285325 ; 405224 ;
Abstract
A single anchor leg mooring (SALM) installation which enables replacement of a product distribution unit (PDU) without removal of the upper buoyancy structure, including a plurality of arms that can extend around the PDU to connect the buoyancy structure lying above the PDU with a lower structure that lies below the PDU and extends to the sea floor. The transference of oil or other cargo can continue during the replacement of a malfunctioning PDU, by providing a pair of PDUs and a pair of valves for bypassing one of them which is to be removed.