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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Deep Down, Inc., Channelview, TX (US);
Inventor:
Ron Smith, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Deep Down, Inc., Channelview, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02B 15/06 (2006.01); E02B 15/04 (2006.01); E02B 15/08 (2006.01); E02B 3/04 (2006.01); E02B 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02B 15/045 (2013.01); E02B 3/04 (2013.01); E02B 3/046 (2013.01); E02B 3/062 (2013.01); E02B 15/046 (2013.01); E02B 15/048 (2013.01); E02B 15/06 (2013.01); E02B 15/0807 (2013.01); E02B 15/0814 (2013.01); E02B 15/0885 (2013.01);
Abstract
An offshore atoll system includes a continuous barrier, the continuous barrier having one or more modular sections coupled together, wherein each of the one or more modular sections have at least one concave surface positioned at a sea surface. The continuous barrier also includes one or more thrusters disposed along a length thereof. The continuous barrier is provided to reduce a magnitude of incoming waves on at least one side of the continuous barrier.