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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:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2006
Applicants:
Donald Wayne Allen, Richmond, TX (US);
LI Lee, Houston, TX (US);
Clay Douglas Mcmullen, Cypress, TX (US);
Inventors:
Donald Wayne Allen, Richmond, TX (US);
Li Lee, Houston, TX (US);
Clay Douglas McMullen, Cypress, TX (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is disclosed a system comprising a structure, from 1 to 10 dynamic tension sensors, adapted to monitor a dynamic tension level of at least one point along a length of the structure, and a controller adapted to calculate a dynamic bending stress or strain level at a plurality of points along the length of the structure as a function of time. In some embodiments, the system also includes a vessel connected to the structure, wherein the vessel is floating in a body of water.