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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
May. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Floatec Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Edmund Otto Muehlner, Houston, TX (US);
Surya P. Banumurthy, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
KEPPEL FLOATEC, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 88/78 (2006.01); B63B 35/44 (2006.01); B63B 1/10 (2006.01); B63B 1/12 (2006.01); B63B 39/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 1/107 (2013.01); B63B 35/44 (2013.01); B63B 35/4413 (2013.01); B63B 2001/126 (2013.01); B63B 2001/128 (2013.01); B63B 2035/448 (2013.01); B63B 2039/067 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semi-submersible structure with buoyant vertical columns and a buoyant pontoon. Unlike the typical semi-submersible where the pontoons are attached directly between the columns, the pontoon of the invention encircles the columns and is arranged outside of the columns. The pontoon encircling the columns simplifies construction and attachment of the pontoon and columns and improves the heave characteristics of the structure.