ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,189, issued on May 27, was assigned to ORBITAL MARINE POWER Ltd. (Kirkwall, Great Britain).
"Conduit anchor" was invented by Calum Miller (Orkney, Great Britain) and Mark Byers (Orkney, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is conduit anchor, an offshore system comprising a conduit anchor and a method of deployment. The conduit anchor includes a base section adapted for attachment to a conduit, and a conduit guide extending from the base section. In use a dynamic conduit extends along a dynamic conduit pathway range defined by the anchor, via the conduit guide. The conduit guide comprises a convex bend protecting sur...