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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2012
Applicant:
Gerardus Petrus Meskers, Leiden, NL;
Inventor:
Gerardus Petrus Meskers, Leiden, NL;
Assignee:
Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland SE, Leiden, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 39/02 (2006.01); B66C 13/06 (2006.01); B66C 23/52 (2006.01); B66C 23/53 (2006.01); B63B 27/10 (2006.01); B63J 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 39/02 (2013.01); B63B 27/10 (2013.01); B63J 3/04 (2013.01); B66C 13/06 (2013.01); B66C 23/52 (2013.01); B66C 23/53 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a vessel comprising:-a hull,-a support structure connected to said hull, the support structure configured for supporting the mass, the support structure being constructed to allow the mass to make a back and forth movement relative to said hull along a trajectory between opposite ends of said trajectory,-a damping device configured to dampen the movement of the mass relative to said hull. The present invention also relates to a method for damping the movements of a vessel or of a mass.