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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2011
Applicants:
Robert Magee Shivers, Iii, Houston, TX (US);
William T. Bennett, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
David Trent, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Robert Magee Shivers, III, Houston, TX (US);
William T. Bennett, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
David Trent, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/00 (2006.01); B63B 22/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for dynamically positioning a ship, assisting in offload of a processed hydrocarbon fluid, and assisting in return of hydrocarbon vapors is disclosed herein. The device can be a soft yoke that is pivotable and collapsible with at least two telescoping mooring arms having a boom and jib in a nested arrangement to safely hold floating stations to transport vessels. The boom and the jib can form a gangway to move personal and loads.