AP3558A - Tension buoyant tower - Google Patents

Tension buoyant tower

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Publication number
AP3558A
AP3558A AP2013006840A AP2013006840A AP3558A AP 3558 A AP3558 A AP 3558A AP 2013006840 A AP2013006840 A AP 2013006840A AP 2013006840 A AP2013006840 A AP 2013006840A AP 3558 A AP3558 A AP 3558A
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Prior art keywords
buoyant tower
tension
tension buoyant
tower
buoyant
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AP2013006840A
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English (en)
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AP2013006840A0 (en
Inventor
Edward E Horton Iii
James Mccelvey
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Horton Wison Deepwater Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B21/00—Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
    • B63B21/50—Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B35/44—Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
    • B63B35/4406—Articulated towers, i.e. substantially floating structures comprising a slender tower-like hull anchored relative to the marine bed by means of a single articulation, e.g. using an articulated bearing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B77/00—Transporting or installing offshore structures on site using buoyancy forces, e.g. using semi-submersible barges, ballasting the structure or transporting of oil-and-gas platforms
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B13/00—Conduits for emptying or ballasting; Self-bailing equipment; Scuppers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B21/00—Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
    • B63B21/50—Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers
    • B63B2021/505—Methods for installation or mooring of floating offshore platforms on site
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B43/00—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for
    • B63B43/02—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for reducing risk of capsizing or sinking
    • B63B43/04—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for reducing risk of capsizing or sinking by improving stability
    • B63B43/06—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for reducing risk of capsizing or sinking by improving stability using ballast tanks

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Architecture (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)
  • Wind Motors (AREA)
AP2013006840A 2010-10-04 2011-10-04 Tension buoyant tower AP3558A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US38957710P 2010-10-04 2010-10-04
PCT/US2011/054794 WO2012047910A2 (en) 2010-10-04 2011-10-04 Tension buoyant tower

Publications (2)

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AP2013006840A0 AP2013006840A0 (en) 2013-04-30
AP3558A true AP3558A (en) 2016-01-18

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Country Status (5)

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US (1) US8573891B2 (xx)
CN (1) CN103237727B (xx)
AP (1) AP3558A (xx)
BR (1) BR112013008061B1 (xx)
WO (1) WO2012047910A2 (xx)

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BR112013008061B1 (pt) 2021-06-08
BR112013008061A2 (pt) 2016-06-14
WO2012047910A2 (en) 2012-04-12
WO2012047910A3 (en) 2012-05-31
CN103237727B (zh) 2016-07-06
AP2013006840A0 (en) 2013-04-30
US20120082514A1 (en) 2012-04-05
CN103237727A (zh) 2013-08-07
US8573891B2 (en) 2013-11-05

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