US Patent Issued to Chevron U.S.A. on Feb. 10 for "Stabilization mechanism for power cables and control umbilicals" (Australian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,414, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (San Ramon, Calif.).

"Stabilization mechanism for power cables and control umbilicals" was invented by Alireza Mazaheri (Cottesloe, Australia), Farzan Parsinejad (Houston), Kenneth Andrew Peoples (City Beach, Australia), Leo G. Caffrey (Fulshear, Texas) and Antonio C.F. Critsinelis (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An artificial cable trench (ACT) includes a body and a trench formed into the body. The trench is configured to hold a cable, umbilical, or similar feature. The ACT may be positioned along a seabed or shoreline to stabilize the cable and thereby prevent move...