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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:
Mar. 28, 1978
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Porter Russell Edling, Houston, TX (US);
Gerhard Helmut Reusswig, Conroe, TX (US);
Assignee:
The Offshore Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
61 88 ; 61 91 ; 61103 ;
Abstract
A bottom-supported vessel from which subaqueous operations may be performed. The vessel includes a platform and a mat, both of which are configured to permit the platform to nest within the mat while the vessel is floating. The mat is submersible and is adapted to be buried into the soil beneath the ocean floor to provide support for the platform. Legs extend from the mat to the platform and support the platform when the mat is buried. A method of placing a bottom-supported vessel in position for performing subaqueous operations.