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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:
Feb. 18, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerhard Helmut Reusswig, Conroe, TX (US);
James Dee Bozeman, Houston, TX (US);
Don Reagan Ray, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
The Offshore Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02B / ; B63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
61103 ; 61 98 ; 61101 ; 62 66 ; 114 40 ; 165134 ;
Abstract
An arctic drilling barge to perform offshore activities in the shallow water, fast ice regions of the arctic seas. Optimal ice interaction is obtained by shaping the hull of the barge in the form of an upright frustum. Ice which does adhere to the barge is detached and melted by circulating fluid through a plurality of interior hull compartments next to the hull sidewalls of the barge.