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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:
May. 08, 1984
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Rene Loire, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
114219 ; 114230 ; 405212 ;
Abstract
The specification discloses a single point mooring and fender suitable for large ocean going vessels. A dolphin is surrounded by a ring which is connected to the dolphin by a plurality of extensible resilient members adapted to absorb the kinetic energy of a hull moving against the fender.