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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2023
Applicant:
Vl Offshore, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Sung Youn Boo, Houston, TX (US);
Steffen A Shelley, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
VL Offshore, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 73/10 (2020.01); B63B 1/12 (2006.01); B63B 35/38 (2006.01); B63B 35/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 73/10 (2020.01); B63B 1/125 (2013.01); B63B 35/38 (2013.01); B63B 2035/446 (2013.01);
Abstract
A floating foundation includes a plurality of unit modules that can be fabricated in an efficient manner and then assembled, on shore or afloat near the deployment location. The floating foundation can be applied to various offshore energy systems, such as wind power generation, and in deployment locations with limited infrastructure.