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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. 29, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2003
Applicants:
Randall W. Nish, Provo, UT (US);
Daniel C. Kennedy, Ii, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Randy A. Jones, Park City, UT (US);
Inventors:
Randall W. Nish, Provo, UT (US);
Daniel C. Kennedy, II, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Randy A. Jones, Park City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Technip Offshore, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 29/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A buoyancy system to buoy a riser of an offshore oil platform includes buoyancy compartments coupled around an elongated internal beam. The internal beam can withstand loads between the oil platform and the buoyancy system, while the buoyancy compartments provide buoyancy. The internal beam includes an elongated stem, a plurality of webs extending radially outwardly from the stem, and a plurality of transverse flanges attached to the outer edges of the webs.