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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:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2010
Applicant:
John Christian Hartley Mungall, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
John Christian Hartley Mungall, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Kellogg Brown & Root LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling movement of an elongated member providing communication between a vessel and a subsea unit are provided. The method can include connecting a positively buoyant member to an elongated member at a first location and connecting a negatively buoyant member to the elongated member at a second location, wherein at least a portion of the negatively buoyant member rests on a seabed when the elongated member is in an operational null position.