Semi-submersible marine platform

Ships – Floating platform – Multiple leg

Patent

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

B63B 3544

Patent

active

045560080

ABSTRACT:
This invention concerns a semi-submersible marine platform comprising an above water deck, a support structure extending downwardly from the deck into the water and supporting the deck on pods providing buoyancy for the platform, and stabilizer legs spaced around the support structure and outrigged underwater thereby or therefrom, each stabilizer leg preferably being free to pivot under environmental forces about an underwater universal pivot and extending upwardly therefrom to project substantially above mean water level and provide a cut water plane area for imparting a righting moment against environmental forces acting on the platform.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2525955 (1950-10-01), Scott
patent: 2678017 (1954-05-01), Collins
patent: 2938352 (1960-05-01), Knapp et al.
patent: 3099912 (1963-08-01), Wolff
patent: 3150628 (1964-09-01), Brinkmann, Jr. et al.
patent: 3154039 (1964-10-01), Knapp
patent: 3163147 (1964-12-01), Collipp
patent: 3181272 (1965-05-01), Gibson
patent: 3224401 (1965-12-01), Kobus
patent: 3246476 (1966-04-01), Wolff
patent: 3273526 (1966-09-01), Glosten
patent: 3294051 (1966-12-01), Khelstovsky
patent: 3355899 (1967-12-01), Koonce
patent: 3420066 (1969-01-01), Bishop
patent: 3443543 (1969-05-01), Willm et al.
patent: 3444693 (1969-05-01), Busey
patent: 3502239 (1970-04-01), Wipkink et al.
patent: 3568620 (1971-03-01), Douglas
patent: 3605669 (1971-09-01), Yu
patent: 3610193 (1971-10-01), Lacy et al.
patent: 3712068 (1973-01-01), Liautaud
patent: 3830176 (1974-08-01), Arita et al.
patent: 3837309 (1974-09-01), Biewer
patent: 3880102 (1975-04-01), Biewer
patent: 3885511 (1975-05-01), Wipkink et al.
patent: 3996755 (1976-12-01), Kalinowski
patent: 4080795 (1978-03-01), Weidler, Jr.
patent: 4167148 (1979-09-01), Fayren
Oil and Gas Journal--Aug. 23, 1971, "New Semi-Submersible-Rig Design Improves Stability".
Offshore Technology Conference, Paper No. 1419, Apr. 1971--"The Articulated Column Semi-Submersible Stable Ocean Platform".
Undated Paper by Offshore Technology Corp., "Stable Ocean Platform", (believed to have been made publically available in 1971).

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Semi-submersible marine platform does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Semi-submersible marine platform, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Semi-submersible marine platform will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1389718

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.