Inventor
LINDBLADE STEPHEN P
US25 patents
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SOFEC INC
20 patentsUS7926436B2Apr 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
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
US10183727B1Jan 22, 2019
In-situ turret bearing repair and assembly
SOFEC INC8 citations82
US10046834B1Aug 14, 2018
Replaceable element roller bearing assembly
SOFEC INC8 citations79
US7451718B2Nov 18, 2008
Mooring arrangement with bearing isolation ring
SOFEC INC7 citations74
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
US10538291B2Jan 21, 2020
In situ turret bearing remediation and assembly
SOFEC INC2 citations70
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
US12571373B2Mar 10, 2026
Offshore wind turbine systems and processes for installing same
SOFEC INC0 citations61
US11319030B2May 3, 2022
In situ turret bearing remediation and assembly
SOFEC INC1 citations59
US12473053B2Nov 18, 2025
Disconnectable yoke mooring systems and processes for using same
SOFEC INC0 citations50
US11738828B2Aug 29, 2023
Disconnectable yoke mooring systems and processes for using same
SOFEC INC0 citations49
US11597478B2Mar 7, 2023
Systems for handling one or more elongated members and methods for using same
SOFEC INC0 citations49
US12391339B2Aug 19, 2025
Connector assemblies
SOFEC INC0 citations45
FMC TECHNOLOGIES
4 patentsUS7007623B2Mar 7, 2006
Retrieval and connection system for a disconnectable mooring yoke
FMC TECHNOLOGIES25 citations88
US7063032B2Jun 20, 2006
Upper bearing support assembly for internal turret
FMC TECHNOLOGIES14 citations77
US6631745B2Oct 14, 2003
Riser pull-in method and apparatus
FMC TECHNOLOGIES10 citations72
US6564740B1May 20, 2003
Chain tensioning arrangement for turret moored vessel
FMC TECHNOLOGIES9 citations69