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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:
Jan. 07, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
David A Huete, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02D / ; E02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4052231 ; 405224 ; 4051951 ;
Abstract
A tendon cluster array is disclosed for tethering a superstructure of a tension leg platform to an ocean floor in which a plurality of tendons are anchored to the ocean floor at their lower ends with a substantially planar, horizontally disposed tendon bracket receiving the upper ends. A tendon bracket connection pivotally secures the tendon bracket to a downwardly disposed surface of the superstructure.