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(11) EP 4 208 387 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
12.07.2023 Bulletin 2023/28

(21) Application number: 20952635.9

(22) Date of filing: 01.09.2020
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B63B 21/50(2006.01)
B63B 21/20(2006.01)
 B63B 21/04(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
B63B 21/04; B63B 21/502; B63B 2021/203; B63B 2035/446; Y02E 10/727
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2020/048934
(87) International publication number:
WO 2022/050935 (10.03.2022 Gazette 2022/10)
(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
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(71) Applicant: Modec, Inc.
Tokyo, 103-0027 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • XU, Qi
    Houston, TX 77094 (US)
  • TURNER, Ken
    Houston, TX 77094 (US)
  • CHOI, Myoung
    Houston, TX 77094 (US)
  • REZA, Zaqie
    Houston, TX 77094 (US)
  • KYRIAKIDES, Andrew
    Houston, TX 77094 (US)

(74) Representative: K&L Gates LLP 
Markgrafenstraße 42
10117 Berlin
10117 Berlin (DE)

   


(54) SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING THE LENGTH OF TENSION LEG PLATFORM TETHERS