US Patent Issued to National Coupling on Jan. 27 for "System and method for supporting risers from floating vessel" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,967, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to National Coupling Co. Inc. (Stafford, Texas).

"System and method for supporting risers from floating vessel" was invented by Russell Eric McBeth (The Woodlands, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system facilitates communication between a vessel and a subsea environment using a tubular component. The system includes a receiver and a connector. The receiver, mounted on the vessel, features a bore with an engagement shoulder and latch profile. The connector, attached to the tubular component, consists of a latch mechanism, trigger mechanism, wedge mechanism, and lock mechanism. The latch can ...