Making Things Better, Faster, Safer for Six Decades
Since the 1960s, we have pushed the boundaries of what is possible in efficiency, safety, and reliability. Our pioneering vision has led to game-changing solutions for positioning, restraining, and lifting heavy loads for the shipyard and oil and gas industries. And we bring that same commitment and talent to innovations for the burgeoning offshore wind industry.
To date, Bardex® has been awarded more than 20 U.S. and international patents. Visit our History page to take a deeper dive into our achievements.
Bardex Patents
2023
2020
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Bardex Patent: Mooring and Tensioning Methods, Systems, and Apparatus A method of mooring a floating vessel having a fairlead stopper coupled thereto is provided. The method includes retrieving a line pre-reeved on the fairlead stopper, connecting the line to an upper end of a mooring line, retrieving a second end…Read More
20
Bardex Patent: Wave Energy Converter The wave energy converter includes a paravane rotationally and pivotably coupled to support structure, and operatively coupled to an energy collection device.
20
A shiplift includes a pier defining a space. The pier includes lifting apparatus. The shiplift includes a shiplift platform configured to fit with the space defined by the pier. One or more movable connectors are mechanically coupled to the shiplift platform. Each movable connector is configured to move into at…Read More
2019
19
A fairlead includes a chain guide support structure and a clump weight engagement member. A clump weight assembly includes a clump weight body, a clump weight coupled to the clump weight body, and a housing spring.
19
Bardex Patent: Chain Mooring Windlass with Two-Stage Gear Reduction and Movable Drive Mechanism A chain mooring windlass may include a frame, a wheel, and an axel extending through the wheel and notably coupled to the frame. Drive assemblies may be coupled to the axel via a first-stage gear reduction including…Read More
2015
15
Bardex Patent: Mooring Chain Connecting Link A connecting link assembly for connecting two chain sizes together. The connecting link assembly includes a smaller connecting link assembly sized according to the smaller chain size, a larger connecting link assembly sized according to the larger chain size, and a connecting component.
2014
14
Bardex Patent: Fairlead Latch Device A self-aligning fairlead latch device is provided for guiding and securing an anchor chain between an offshore structure and an anchor. The fairlead latch device includes a latch housing pivotally mounted to a fairlead housing.
1998
98
An underwater self-aligning fairlead latch device is provided for guiding and securing an anchor chain between an offshore structure and an anchor.
98
A turret-moored vessel with an improved bearing, turning, and locking system includes a floating hull, a turret supported by the hull and rotatable relative to the hull, and bearing assemblies forming an interface between the hull and turret.
1986
86
Bardex Patent: Releasable Clamping Assembly for use with Hydraulic Jacking Apparatus A hydraulic apparatus is shown for moving a heavy load along an I-beam shaped structural member comprising a releasable clamping assembly and a double-acting hydraulic jacking cylinder.
1977
77
Bardex Patent: Jacking Apparatus A jacking apparatus comprises a rail having a plurality of pairs of vertical slots longitudinally spaced apart. A sled slides along this rail and has cross members to which are pivotably attached ends of hydraulic cylinders, the other ends of the hydraulic cylinders being pivotably attached…Read More
1976
76
Bardex Patent: Rack-Type Jacking Apparatus A jacking apparatus comprises a rail with an attached vertical rack having teeth with a steep front face and a sloping back. A notch is arranged in the back of each of the rack teeth.
76
Bardex Patent: Ship Lifting Apparatus A ship lifting apparatus, or drydock, is formed by a pair of parallel, spaced apart piers, which define a slip in which is located a platform onto which a ship can be floated. The platform is raised or lowered by a plurality of chain jacks…Read More
1975
75
Bardex Patent: Double Chain Jack A single jack ram is straddled by two chains resulting in low cost and a balanced load. Ram head latches and cylinder assembly latches are formed as double pins hydraulically operated and which are oriented at right angles to each other to engage consecutive links…Read More
1974
74
A transporter for heavy loads has an upper pallet with peripheral supporting rails, and a sub-structure inside and spaced apart from the peripheral rails of the upper pallet.
74
Bardex Patent: Chain Jack with Mechanically and Hydraulically Operated Pawls A chain jack has a pair of pawls, one attached to a hydraulic cylinder as a base and the other attached to the head of a ram, which is attached to a piston in the ram-actuating hydraulic cylinder.
74
Bardex Patent: Transporter for Heavy Loads A transporter for heavy loads has an upper pallet with peripheral supporting rails, and a sub-structure inside and spaced apart from the peripheral rails of the upper pallet. Vertical jacks between the substructure and the upper pallet raise or lower these sequentially, and means…Read More
1971
71
A module and system for use in connection with the moving of multi-ton objects over a ground surface containing no rails. The modular concept permits moving heavy loads that are dimensionally large and that are not rigid enough to be supported at a few points.
71
Bardex Patent: Hydraulic Gripper and Moving Jack A hydraulic gripper and moving jack for moving heavy structures, such as an oil derrick, along a flanged member. The gripper engages the flanged member with a frictional grip.
1969
1968
68
Bardex Patent: Hydraulic Gripper for Derrick Jack Hose Gripper Jacks used a bladder that, when pressurized, force steel clamps against the upper and lower surfaces of the edges of the skid beam flange, locking the gripper into place on the beam. The jacking cylinder was then pressurized to push or…Read More
