US3154118A
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Fluid loading rig
Assignee: TIPPETTS ABBETT MCCARTHY STRAT
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Filing: 1962-04-23
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Granted: 1964-10-27
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Expires: 1982-04-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Silveston Barnett
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 11:58
CPC Classifications
B; B67; B67D; B67D9/00; B67D9/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/8807
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS BETWEEN A VESSEL AND A SHORE-BASED PIPELINE COMPRISING A TOWER, A RELATIVELY LONG RIGID PIPE PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT ONE END ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS LOCATED AT A RELATIVELY LOW LEVEL OF SAID TOWER, SAID PIPE BEING DISPOSED TO PIVOT INWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY OF SAID TOWER IN A VERTICAL PLANE, A FLEXIBLE CONDUIT ROTATABLY CONNECTED AT ONE END TO THE FREE END OF SAID RIGID PIPE, POWER MEANS CONNECTED THROUGH CABLES TO THE SAID RIGID PIPE TO PIVOT SAID PIPE INWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY OF SAID TOWER, CRANE MEANS LOCATED ADJACENT THE TOP OF SAID TOWER AND ADAPTED TO CONNECT TO AND TRANSPORT THE OTHER END OF SAID FLEXIBLE CONDUIT IN BOTH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL DIRECTIONS, CONSTANT TENSION MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE TENSION IN SAID CABLES TO PIVOT SAID RIGID PIPE INWARDLY AND
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-10-27 | 1972-04-27 | 1972-10-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-10-27 | 1976-04-27 | 1976-10-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |