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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. 23, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert E Howson, New Orleans, LA (US);
Assignee:
McDermott Incorporated, New Orleans, LA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B / ; F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
405169 ; 405168 ; 405166 ; 405158 ; 29430 ; 414747 ;
Abstract
A convertible barge having self-contained modules positioned thereon containing pipeline processing equipment. The modules are removably attached to the deck of the barge and are provided with a closable opening on at least one end thereof for passing a pipeline portion therethrough to another module. Spacer modules may be positioned between the modules housing processing equipment so that modules of standardized dimensions may be used.