ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,375, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to BAGGERMAATSCHAPPIJ BOSKALIS B.V. (Papendrecht, Netherlands).
"Cable laying vessel" was invented by Roy Anne Boekraad (Papendrecht, Netherlands), Louis Nieuwenhuis (Papendrecht, Netherlands), Emiel Van Weenen (Papendrecht, Netherlands) and Maarten Alexander Beerens (Papendrecht, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable laying vessel and method are provided for laying an underwater cable, the cable laying vessel including a floating hull with a bow, a stern and a deck. The hull has a forward shipping direction. The cable laying vessel further includes a cable handling installation that ...