(19)
(11) EP 3 943 380 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
14.08.2024 Bulletin 2024/33

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
13.09.2023 Bulletin 2023/37

(21) Application number: 21186751.0

(22) Date of filing: 20.07.2021
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B63B 21/50(2006.01)
B63B 77/00(2020.01)
E02B 17/00(2006.01)
B63B 35/34(2006.01)
 B63B 21/00(2006.01)
E02B 17/02(2006.01)
B63B 35/28(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
E02B 17/021; B63B 2021/003; B63B 77/00; E02B 2017/0047; E02B 2017/0082; E02B 2017/006; B63B 21/50; B63B 35/34

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FLOATABLE STRUCTURE COMPRISING A MOORING SYSTEM FOR MOORING A SECOND FLOATING STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR MOORING THE SECOND FLOATING STRUCTURE

SCHWIMMFÄHIGE STRUKTUR MIT EINEM FESTMACHSYSTEM ZUM FESTMACHEN EINER ZWEITEN SCHWIMMENDEN STRUKTUR UND VERFAHREN ZUM FESTMACHEN DER ZWEITEN SCHWIMMENDEN STRUKTUR

STRUCTURE FLOTTANTE COMPRENANT UN SYSTÈME D'AMARRAGE POUR AMARRER UNE SECONDE STRUCTURE FLOTTANTE ET PROCÉDÉ D'AMARRAGE DE LA SECONDE STRUCTURE FLOTTANTE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 24.07.2020 US 202016938513

(43) Date of publication of application:
26.01.2022 Bulletin 2022/04

(73) Proprietor: DEME Offshore BE NV
2070 Zwijndrecht (BE)

(72) Inventors:
  • BERTELS, Michiel Marius
    4851 BJ Ulvenhout (NL)
  • RABAUT, Dieter Wim
    9000 Gent (BE)

(74) Representative: Arnold & Siedsma 
Bezuidenhoutseweg 57
2594 AC The Hague
2594 AC The Hague (NL)


(56) References cited: : 
US-A- 3 986 471
 US-B1- 10 569 977
   
       
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