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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:
Aug. 02, 1988
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
J Ward Turner, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Exxon Production Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02B / ; E02D / ; E02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
405204 ; 405195 ; 405203 ; 405209 ;
Abstract
A system for mating an integrated deck structure with an offshore substructure is provided. The system comprises a spud can attached to a leg of the integrated deck structure and a bin attached to a leg of the substructure for receiving the spud can. The bin contains a bed comprising a medium having variable stiffness and damping characteristics which is utilized to minimize the dynamic forces that occur between the integrated deck structure and the substructure during the mating procedure.