| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 114266000 | Float assembly | 17 |
| 20080264322 | Configurable Multi-Function Vessel - A configurable, multi-function vessel that comprises first and second pontoon barges and a plurality of interconnecting barges. The first and second pontoon barges have a plurality of connection members disposed on the inboard sides thereof. The plurality of interconnecting barges are disposable between the inboard sides of the first and second pontoon barges so that a plurality of connection members disposed on opposite sides of the interconnecting barges are adjacent to the connection members on either said first or second pontoon barge. A plurality of connectors releasably couple adjacent connection members so that the pontoon barges and the interconnecting barges form a unitary, oceangoing vessel. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080302291 | Float assembly means - A float assembly means that includes platform consisting of a plurality of floats adjoined to float on the surface of a body of water; a bottom base below the water surface consisting of a plurality of floats adjoined that are submerged in the water; and a surrounding wall disposed between the platform and the bottom base consisting of a plurality of floats stacked together that are submerged in the water. The surrounding wall is formed of a plurality of wall surfaces, each wall surface collectively closing off a sealed area. The sealed area, at its lower extent, is closured by the bottom base and an opening is formed over the recess in its upper extent. The resulting structure is capable of, on a water surface, covering a specific body of water to form a safe swimming and water recreation area. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090114139 | Dual Column Semisubmersible for Offshore Application - A dual column semisubmersible floating platform for use in offshore applications has a hull configuration including vertical support columns, pontoon structures connecting the lower ends of the vertical support columns, and a deck structure supported at an upper end of the columns. The vertical columns are arranged in pairs with one of the pair of vertical columns disposed a distance outward from the second of the pair. Arranging the columns in pairs provides for improved motions, more efficient deck structures and an improved opportunity to optimize the overall system for a particular application. The dual column semisubmersible can support offshore hydrocarbon drilling and production, including the use of wet trees or dry trees for hydrocarbon production. Risers can be supported on the pontoon and extended to the deck, and the structure can be anchored by mooring lines extending along the outboard face of the outboard columns extending radially outward and downward from their lower ends. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090158988 | Truss Semi-Submersible Offshore Floating Structure - A semi-submersible structure. The hull includes four columns that are supported by two pontoons. The columns support the topsides and the topsides structural framing serves as horizontal framing between the columns. A truss frame is attached to the columns. The truss frame preferably includes heave plates. The truss frame extends downward below the pontoons a sufficient distance in the water such that it minimizes motions caused by environmental forces. The hull section and the truss space frame are constructed separately and assembled together at the offshore site where the structure is used for drilling and/or production. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090241824 | FRAMELESS MODULAR FLOATING DOCK WITH INFLATABLE PONTOONS - A modular buoyant support apparatus is comprised of buoyant support modules of inflatable pontoons. The pontoons comprise inflatable cylindrical tubular chambers, typically fabricated of polymer coated fabric sheet material. Pontoons are fashioned so that they may be connected directly, in a modular fashion, to the underside of an appropriately configured dock platform. In some embodiments, a pontoon presents a relatively planar surface to the underside of the dock platform. The pontoons connect with attachment mechanisms depending from the dock platform via attachment points integral to or connected to the pontoons. Advantageously, the pontoons may be shipped deflated to the location for the dock and, in situ, both inflated for deployment and deflated for maintenance or relocation. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100229777 | MARINE LIFTING APPARATUS - A catamaran lifting apparatus is disclosed for lifting objects in a marine environment. The apparatus includes first and second vessels that are spaced apart during use. A first frame spans between the vessels. A second frame spans between the vessels. The frames are spaced apart and connected to the vessels in a configuration that spaces the vessels apart. The first frame connects to the first vessel with a universal joint and to the second vessel with a hinged connection. The second frame connects to the second vessel with a universal joint and to the first vessel with a hinged or pinned connection. The catamaran hull arrangement provides longitudinal flexibility in a quartering sea state due to the unique universal joint and hinge placement between the frames or trusses and the hulls or barges. Each of the frames extends upwardly in an inverted u-shape, providing a space under the frame and in between the barges that enables a marine vessel to be positioned in between the barges and under the frames. In this fashion, an object that has been salvaged from the seabed can be placed upon the marine vessel that is positioned in between the barges and under the frames. Alternatively, a package that is to be lifted from the deck of a marine vessel, workboat, supply boat or the like can be lifted from the deck of the workboat, vessel, barge, etc. if it is to be then placed in the marine environment such as upon an existing jacket or other under support. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100282155 | INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM FOR FLOATING MODULES - A floating module and fastening system for interconnecting a row of modules while allowing relative movement of the modules resulting from wave action. The present invention provides a system for interconnecting floating structures to form breakwaters and other integrated floating structures. The interconnection system includes one or more cables or other securing lines extending longitudinally through a row of floating structures and fastened at the ends of the row. Two or more socket members, through which the cables pass, are secured in and project outwardly from each end wall of the floating structures. Each of the socket members defines a recess, which extends into the end walls of the floating structures. Opposed socket members projecting from adjacent floating structures are sized so that an end of a first of the socket members fits within an opposed end of a second of the socket members. A resilient member or cushion having a shape generally corresponding to the shape of the recesses in the opposed socket members may be received within adjacent recesses of overlapping first and second socket members. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100282156 | Floating Cement Terminal - A floating cement terminal includes a floating pontoon, at least one ship docking station, a cement storage warehouse, a cement packing station, a bulk cement loading station and at least one vehicle ramp. The floating pontoon is retained adjacent a land mass. The at least one vehicle ramp allows vehicles access to the floating pontoon from a land mass. Each ship docking station includes at least one ship unloader. The ship unloader removes cement from a docked ship and transfers the cement to the cement storage warehouse. Cement in the cement storage warehouse is transferred to the cement packing station and the bulk cement loading station. The cement going into the cement packing station is loaded into bags. The cement going to the bulk cement loading station is transferred to a plurality of silos for loading into tanker trucks. Electrical power is preferably supplied from a self-contained power source. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110132250 | Floating Buildings - A floating base for a building, the base comprising at least one buoyant basement unit defining a basement level, and a reinforced concrete transfer slab atop the or each basement unit. The basement level provides habitable or functional space for the building, and the transfer slab has at least one access opening giving access to the basement level. Preferably, the base comprises at least two buoyant basement units, wherein each of the basement units is independently buoyant for assembly with at least one other basement unit during construction of the base, said basement units thereby assuming a final position in which said units are closely adjacent or in contact to define a basement level comprising two or more of said units. The invention also extends to a method for constructing a floating base for a building, and a method for launching a buoyant basement unit. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20120118215 | Catamaran Ship Used for Assembling, Transporting and Installing a Marine Wind Turbine on the Seafloor - A catamaran-type boat suitable for handling, assembling, and/or transporting off-shore wind turbines, the boat having two side floats constituting a U-shaped floating structure, the open space between the two branches of the U-shape constituted by the two side floats being suitable for receiving a base, the floats being fitted with grippers suitable for gripping the base between the two side floats, and the grippers being suitable for gripping the base and at least two grip levels of different heights. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120260841 | DISPOSITION INTRODUCED INTO ASSEMBLING SYSTEM FOR FLOATING PLATFORMS - “DISPOSITION INTRODUCED INTO ASSEMBLING SYSTEM FOR FLOATING PLATFORMS” is a new disposition of assembling system for floating platform, which presents rectangular blocks ( | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120304912 | FLOATING CONCRETE BODY AND A FLOATING ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a floating concrete body and to a floating assembly using the same, comprising: a main body having a buoyancy space to provide buoyancy; and a buoyancy member which has a lower specific gravity than water and fills the buoyancy space in such a way that it can block water from flowing into the buoyancy space. The floating concrete body and the floating assembly using the same according to the present invention have the advantage that buoyancy can be provided even if cracking occurs in an outer wall of the floating concrete body, since water is blocked from flowing into the flotation space of the floating concrete body because the flotation space is filled by the buoyancy member. The floating concrete body and the floating assembly using the same according to the present invention which are constituted in this way can be employed in offshore fishing sites, offshore lodges, floating breakwaters, floating roadbridges and non-magnetic enclosures. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20140216324 | Floating Platform - A floating (buoyant) platform includes multiple flotation block elements arranged in a general grid pattern, and a structural body supported buoyantly by the floatation elements. An assemblage of floating platforms are joined by one or more connector elements each having a cylindrical body extending across a control joint between opposed sidewall surfaces of adjacent floating platforms. The cylindrical body has a first portion received within a first cylindrical disc assembly secured by a first clamp element and fixedly attached to a first of the opposed sidewall surfaces. The cylindrical body also has an opposite, second end portion received within a second cylindrical disc assembly secured by a second clamp element and fixedly attached to a second of the opposed sidewall surfaces, opposite to the first of the opposed sidewall surfaces. The cylindrical body may be a flexible, or the cylindrical body may be relatively stiff or rigid. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140299033 | BARGE SYSTEM - An improved barge system comprises a barge with a connecting system built into the barge. The connecting system includes several recessed areas about the periphery of the barge with upper and lower rails about the peripheral edges of the barge. A vertical post having a lower connecting member and an upper connecting member is attached within the recessed area for rotation into position to connect the upper and lower connecting members to adjacent upper and lower rails on the adjacent barges. Wedge blocks attached outwardly on adjacent rails each receive a wedge in the gap between the respective wedge block and a connecting member. Spacer blocks improve parallel alignment of the connected barges. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20150090173 | Floating Element and Method of Forming a Buoyancy System - A floating element is for forming a modularly constructed buoyancy system. The floating element is provided with a cavity. At least the first side face of the floating element is provided with at least one first cut-out which, at its first end, is connected to a first channel whose mouth is in a first coupling face, and which, at its second end, is connected to a second channel whose mouth is in a second coupling face. A buoyancy system is made up of a plurality of floating elements. A method is for forming such a buoyancy system. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150296753 | FLOATING ASSEMBLY USING CONTAINERS - Provided is a floating assembly. The floating assembly of the present invention comprises a plurality of containers having buoyancy by the air which fills the internal spaces of the containers by means of injection ports formed in one end of each container, an injection port lid which has a check valve for supplying air in one direction into the inside of the container, wherein the check valve arranged at the bottom surface of a lid member is coupled to the injection port, and which seals the injection port, and a container fixing unit having a plurality of fixing holes for the insertion and fixation of the containers, wherein the container fixing unit fixes the plurality of containers arranged in the vicinity of each other. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20160185429 | ASSEMBLY OF FLOATABLE MODULES - An assembly ( | 06-30-2016 |
