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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2007
Applicants:
Drew Linden Krehbiel, Richmond, TX (US);
Richard D'souza, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Drew Linden Krehbiel, Richmond, TX (US);
Richard D'Souza, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Kellogg Brown & Root LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 39/02 (2006.01); B63B 35/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for varying the buoyancy of a floating structure are provided. The method can include securing a plurality of floatation modules to at least a portion of the floating structure at various locations thereabout, while the floating structure is at sea such that the operational flexibility of the floating structure is modified.