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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:
Jun. 19, 1984
Filed:
May. 01, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
David B Lorenz, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Marathon Manufacturing Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02B / ; B63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
405203 ; 405196 ; 114288 ;
Abstract
An improved barge hull for offshore drilling rigs is disclosed. The invention comprises a channel in the bottom of a barge hull extending from the bottom of said barge hull to the back of said barge hull for directing the flow of water under said barge hull to the back of said barge hull in order to disrupt the relative hydrodynamic stability of a body of water immediately behind said barge hull and thereby decrease the towing resistance of said barge hull.