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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. 27, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 18, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul A Brown, Nice, FR;
Leendert Poldervaart, La Turbie, FR;
Assignee:
Single Buoy Moorings Inc., Marly, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
114230 ; 441-3 ;
Abstract
A subsea conduit structure comprising a buoyant column and a conduit which is supported by the buoyant column. The buoyant column is connected to the seabed through an articulation provided near the seabed. The conduit comprises an upper catenary extending from the upper part of the buoyant column to a floating unit. The conduit also comprises a lower catenary extending from the buoyant column to a seabed connection in horizontal direction from the articulation of the buoyant column.