Ships – Floating platform – Multiple leg
Patent
1982-06-17
1985-12-03
Blix, Trygve M.
Ships
Floating platform
Multiple leg
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).
Adragem Limited
Avila Stephen P.
Blix Trygve M.
Byrne John J.
Kile Bradford E.
LandOfFree
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.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1389718