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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. 28, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2008
Applicants:
Constantine George Caracostis, Houston, TX (US);
John Joseph Kenney, Houston, TX (US);
Stergios Liapis, Bellaire, TX (US);
Jane Qing Zhang, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Constantine George Caracostis, Houston, TX (US);
John Joseph Kenney, Houston, TX (US);
Stergios Liapis, Bellaire, TX (US);
Jane Qing Zhang, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 35/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A spar platform comprising a deck; a buoyant tank assembly, comprising three spaced buoyant sections connected to the deck; a counterweight; and a counterweight spacing structure connecting the counterweight to the buoyant tank assembly.