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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Heavy Ind. Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Rae Hyoung Yuck, Geoje-si, KR;
Hyun Jo Kim, Geoje-si, KR;
Sam Kwon Hong, Geoje-si, KR;
Seung Jun Kim, Geoje-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG HEAVY IND. CO., LTD., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/50 (2006.01); B63B 35/44 (2006.01); G01L 5/04 (2006.01); B63B 17/00 (2006.01); B63B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/50 (2013.01); B63B 17/00 (2013.01); B63B 21/502 (2013.01); B63B 35/44 (2013.01); B63B 35/4413 (2013.01); G01L 5/04 (2013.01); B63B 2001/044 (2013.01); B63B 2241/06 (2013.01); B63B 2241/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semi-submersible marine structure is described. The structure includes a hull including a pontoon, a deck disposed above the pontoon, and a plurality of columns supporting the deck from the pontoon. The structure also includes a plurality of tendons supporting the hull from a seabed. The pontoon has the shape of a circular ring, and the plurality of tendons are arranged at regular intervals along an external circumferential surface of the pontoon.