Assignee
SOFEC INC
US59 patents
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
US5372531ADec 13, 1994
Disconnectable mooring system
SOFEC INC58 citations96
US5356321AOct 18, 1994
Disconnectable mooring system
SOFEC INC73 citations96
US5292271AMar 8, 1994
Disconnectable mooring system
SOFEC INC31 citations96
US5240446AAug 31, 1993
Disconnectable mooring system
SOFEC INC76 citations96
US5316509AMay 31, 1994
Disconnectable mooring system
SOFEC INC75 citations94
US7926436B2Apr 19, 2011
Dual axis chain support with chain pull through
SOFEC INC30 citations92
US7717762B2May 18, 2010
Detachable mooring system with bearings mounted on submerged buoy
SOFEC INC21 citations92
US7421967B1Sep 9, 2008
Mooring apparatus and method
SOFEC INC34 citations92
US7299760B2Nov 27, 2007
Floating LNG import terminal and method for docking
SOFEC INC16 citations92
US5306186AApr 26, 1994
Disconnectable mooring system
SOFEC INC25 citations92
US4665856AMay 19, 1987
Mooring apparatus
SOFEC INC31 citations92
US4662386AMay 5, 1987
Subsea petroleum products storage system
SOFEC INC35 citations92
US4530302AJul 23, 1985
Submerged single point mooring apparatus
SOFEC INC50 citations92
US4516942AMay 14, 1985
Tower mounted mooring apparatus
SOFEC INC37 citations92
US4647077AMar 3, 1987
High pressure product swivel
SOFEC INC38 citations89
US7325508B2Feb 5, 2008
Dual-axis chain support assembly
SOFEC INC19 citations88
US7513208B1Apr 7, 2009
Disconnectable mooring system with vessel-mounted tensioning device
SOFEC INC24 citations85
US9650110B1May 16, 2017
Disconnectable tower yoke assembly and method of using same
SOFEC INC12 citations84
US7959480B2Jun 14, 2011
Detachable mooring and fluid transfer system
SOFEC INC11 citations84
US7347156B2Mar 25, 2008
Lower bearing assembly for disconnectable turret
SOFEC INC13 citations84
US7225749B2Jun 5, 2007
Turret mooring system for concrete hull vessel
SOFEC INC16 citations84
US10183727B1Jan 22, 2019
In-situ turret bearing repair and assembly
SOFEC INC8 citations82
US9573659B2Feb 21, 2017
Adjustable and disconnectable submerged-yoke mooring system
SOFEC INC10 citations81
US4102146AJul 25, 1978
Method of and apparatus for handling hose underwater
SOFEC INC44 citations81
US10046834B1Aug 14, 2018
Replaceable element roller bearing assembly
SOFEC INC8 citations79
US7451718B2Nov 18, 2008
Mooring arrangement with bearing isolation ring
SOFEC INC7 citations74
US4468205AAug 28, 1984
Apparatus for single point mooring
SOFEC INC11 citations73
US11198490B2Dec 14, 2021
Disconnectable spread mooring and riser tower system and method
SOFEC INC2 citations72
US10975541B2Apr 13, 2021
Offshore structure mating system and installation method
SOFEC INC2 citations72
US5129848AJul 14, 1992
Controllable variable depth mooring system and method
SOFEC INC17 citations72
US11319036B2May 3, 2022
Mooring systems and processes for using same
SOFEC INC2 citations70
US10538291B2Jan 21, 2020
In situ turret bearing remediation and assembly
SOFEC INC2 citations70
US10100962B2Oct 16, 2018
High pressure fluid swivel
SOFEC INC2 citations70
US9605786B2Mar 28, 2017
High pressure fluid swivel
SOFEC INC6 citations70
US11679844B2Jun 20, 2023
Mooring support structures, systems for mooring vessels, and processes for using same
SOFEC INC2 citations69
US11279446B2Mar 22, 2022
Disconnectable tower yoke mooring system and methods for using same
SOFEC INC5 citations69
US11267532B2Mar 8, 2022
Disconnectable tower yoke mooring system and methods for using same
SOFEC INC3 citations69
US4632663ADec 30, 1986
Mooring and transfer system and method
SOFEC INC8 citations69
US9725870B2Aug 8, 2017
Apparatus and method of using a disconnectable floating spar buoy jacket wind turbine
SOFEC INC4 citations68
US10899602B1Jan 26, 2021
Submarine hose configuration for transferring a gas from a buoy
SOFEC INC2 citations67
US4624645ANov 25, 1986
Rapid deployment mooring and discharge system and method
SOFEC INC16 citations66
US7543543B2Jun 9, 2009
Floating LNG import terminal and method for docking
SOFEC INC5 citations62
US4598735AJul 8, 1986
Guide vane for a product swivel
SOFEC INC6 citations62
US12571373B2Mar 10, 2026
Offshore wind turbine systems and processes for installing same
SOFEC INC0 citations61
US12589836B2Mar 31, 2026
Surge damping systems and processes for using same
SOFEC INC0 citations60
US11560203B2Jan 24, 2023
Surge damping systems and processes for using same
SOFEC INC0 citations60
US11319030B2May 3, 2022
In situ turret bearing remediation and assembly
SOFEC INC1 citations59
US4081872AApr 4, 1978
Submerged self-stabilized cargo hose arm for a single point mooring system
SOFEC INC5 citations58
US3942204AMar 9, 1976
Swivel arrangement for single anchor leg mooring buoy
SOFEC INC8 citations58
US9199697B2Dec 1, 2015
Dual axis chain support with chain guide
SOFEC INC3 citations54
Showing the top 50 of 59 patents by PatentIndex Score.