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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:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dale Richard Snyder, Jr, Houston, TX (US);
James Wallace Stevens, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Marion Kipp, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02D / ; E02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
405224 ; 166338 ; 4052231 ;
Abstract
A method of providing a tendon guide surface to an installed pile is disclosed in which a tendon foundation guide cone assembly having a tendon guide surface is attached to a lowering unit and lowered to the pile. The tendon foundation guide cone assembly is then attached to the installed pile and released from the lowering unit. A tendon foundation guide cone assembly and a method for securing a tendon to the ocean floor are also disclosed.