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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
May. 12, 2025
Mark A. Danaczko, Houston, TX (US);
Mark A. Danaczko, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Provided is a submersible offshore platform configured to be installed at a sea floor installation site and a method of installing the offshore platform. The offshore platform may include: a primary node and a primary column disposed thereon; a plurality of support nodes; a plurality of pontoon sections, each of the plurality of pontoon sections configured to connect the plurality of support nodes to the primary node or to each other; a plurality of buoyant modules, wherein each of the plurality of buoyant modules is detachably connected to a respective support node; and a primary column support system, wherein the primary column support system includes: a plurality of vertical supports fixed around a perimeter of the primary column, each of the plurality of vertical supports having one end connected to the primary column node; and a support structure connecting a top portion of each of the plurality of vertical supports to the primary column.