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SOFEC INC
US·59 granted patents·15 pending applications·915 citations·filing 1975–2025
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
74 records- 0198US5372531ADisconnectable mooring systemSOFEC INC·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 13, 1994·58 cites·1 claims
- 0298US5240446ADisconnectable mooring systemSOFEC INC·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 31, 1993·76 cites·2 claims
- 0397US5356321ADisconnectable mooring systemSOFEC INC·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 18, 1994·73 cites·12 claims
- 0496US5316509ADisconnectable mooring systemSOFEC INC·Filed 1991·Granted May 31, 1994·75 cites·37 claims
- 0594US7926436B2Dual axis chain support with chain pull throughSOFEC INC·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 19, 2011·30 cites·9 claims
- 0694US7421967B1Mooring apparatus and methodSOFEC INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 9, 2008·34 cites·8 claims
- 0794US4530302ASubmerged single point mooring apparatusSOFEC INC·Filed 1983·Granted Jul 23, 1985·50 cites·12 claims
- 0893US11279446B2Disconnectable tower yoke mooring system and methods for using sameSOFEC INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 22, 2022·5 cites·20 claims
- 0992US9650110B1Disconnectable tower yoke assembly and method of using sameSOFEC INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 16, 2017·12 cites·25 claims
- 1091US5292271ADisconnectable mooring systemSOFEC INC·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 8, 1994·31 cites·4 claims
- 1190US10046834B1Replaceable element roller bearing assemblySOFEC INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 14, 2018·8 cites·24 claims
- 1290US7717762B2Detachable mooring system with bearings mounted on submerged buoySOFEC INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 18, 2010·21 cites·19 claims
- 1389US11319036B2Mooring systems and processes for using sameSOFEC INC·Filed 2021·Granted May 3, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 1489US11267532B2Disconnectable tower yoke mooring system and methods for using sameSOFEC INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 8, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 1589US10183727B1In-situ turret bearing repair and assemblySOFEC INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 22, 2019·8 cites·27 claims
- 1688US7299760B2Floating LNG import terminal and method for dockingSOFEC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 27, 2007·16 cites·16 claims
- 1788US4516942ATower mounted mooring apparatusSOFEC INC·Filed 1983·Granted May 14, 1985·37 cites·7 claims
- 1886US9573659B2Adjustable and disconnectable submerged-yoke mooring systemSOFEC INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 21, 2017·10 cites·10 claims
- 1986US5306186ADisconnectable mooring systemSOFEC INC·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 26, 1994·25 cites·7 claims
- 2085US7513208B1Disconnectable mooring system with vessel-mounted tensioning deviceSOFEC INC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 7, 2009·24 cites·23 claims
- 2185US7325508B2Dual-axis chain support assemblySOFEC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 5, 2008·19 cites·72 claims
- 2284US11679844B2Mooring support structures, systems for mooring vessels, and processes for using sameSOFEC INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 20, 2023·2 cites·23 claims
- 2382US4665856AMooring apparatusSOFEC INC·Filed 1985·Granted May 19, 1987·31 cites·8 claims
- 2480US10899602B1Submarine hose configuration for transferring a gas from a buoySOFEC INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 26, 2021·2 cites·8 claims
- 2580US10538291B2In situ turret bearing remediation and assemblySOFEC INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 21, 2020·2 cites·24 claims
- 2680US2025382032A1Connector assembliesSOFEC INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2779US9605786B2High pressure fluid swivelSOFEC INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 28, 2017·6 cites·6 claims
- 2879US7959480B2Detachable mooring and fluid transfer systemSOFEC INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 14, 2011·11 cites·10 claims
- 2978US9725870B2Apparatus and method of using a disconnectable floating spar buoy jacket wind turbineSOFEC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 8, 2017·4 cites·17 claims
- 3077US7225749B2Turret mooring system for concrete hull vesselSOFEC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 5, 2007·16 cites·27 claims
- 3177US2026091850A1Connector Assemblies and Processes for Using SameSOFEC INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3275US11319030B2In situ turret bearing remediation and assemblySOFEC INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 3, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 3374US7451718B2Mooring arrangement with bearing isolation ringSOFEC INC·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 18, 2008·7 cites·6 claims
- 3473US11198490B2Disconnectable spread mooring and riser tower system and methodSOFEC INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 14, 2021·2 cites·24 claims
- 3573US4647077AHigh pressure product swivelSOFEC INC·Filed 1984·Granted Mar 3, 1987·38 cites·13 claims
- 3673US4102146AMethod of and apparatus for handling hose underwaterSOFEC INC·Filed 1977·Granted Jul 25, 1978·44 cites·11 claims
- 3772US10975541B2Offshore structure mating system and installation methodSOFEC INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 13, 2021·2 cites·23 claims
- 3872US10100962B2High pressure fluid swivelSOFEC INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 16, 2018·2 cites·23 claims
- 3971US12571373B2Offshore wind turbine systems and processes for installing sameSOFEC INC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 10, 2026·0 cites·24 claims
- 4071US7543543B2Floating LNG import terminal and method for dockingSOFEC INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 9, 2009·5 cites·2 claims
- 4170US12589836B2Surge damping systems and processes for using sameSOFEC INC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 31, 2026·0 cites·18 claims
- 4270US7347156B2Lower bearing assembly for disconnectable turretSOFEC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 25, 2008·13 cites·16 claims
- 4370US2026097828A1Mooring systems and processes for using sameSOFEC INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4468US10794539B1Systems and processes for recovering a vapor from a vesselSOFEC INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 6, 2020·1 cites·23 claims
- 4566US12391339B2Connector assembliesSOFEC INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 19, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4666US4662386ASubsea petroleum products storage systemSOFEC INC·Filed 1986·Granted May 5, 1987·35 cites·16 claims
- 4766US2025187706A1Systems and processes for mooring a vessel and transferring energy to or from a vesselSOFEC INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4865US9199697B2Dual axis chain support with chain guideSOFEC INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 1, 2015·3 cites·6 claims
- 4962US11560203B2Surge damping systems and processes for using sameSOFEC INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 24, 2023·0 cites·15 claims
- 5061US5129848AControllable variable depth mooring system and methodSOFEC INC·Filed 1991·Granted Jul 14, 1992·17 cites·11 claims
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