| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 405204000 | With assembly of sectional supporting structure at site | 20 |
| 20080286053 | Arctic platform - The instant disclosure relates to a system and method of constructing drilling and production platforms that are particularly useful in remote, inaccessible and/or environmentally sensitive operating environments. According to one aspect of the invention, an arctic drilling platform is provided wherein various methods and means of interlocking neighboring platform modules are provided. Methods and means for sealing the intersections formed between a plurality of interlocked platform modules are also disclosed. According to further aspects of the invention, improved platform floor plans are provided, and various wellhead cellar layouts and sealing means are also described. Methods and means of enhancing the usefulness of modular storage platforms are disclosed, and a number of support post installation and removal techniques are also provided. Also taught are a variety of methods of adjusting the height and level of an assembled drilling platform, and methods and means of adding extension members useful for extending the length of a support post are also described. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20100008732 | Arctic Platform - The instant disclosure relates to a system and method of constructing drilling and production platforms that are particularly useful in remote, inaccessible and/or environmentally sensitive operating environments. According to one aspect of the invention, an arctic drilling platform is provided wherein various methods and means of interlocking neighboring platform modules are provided. Methods and means for sealing the intersections formed between a plurality of interlocked platform modules are also disclosed. According to further aspects of the invention, improved platform floor plans are provided, and various wellhead cellar layouts and sealing means are also described. Methods and means of enhancing the usefulness of modular storage platforms are disclosed, and a number of support post installation and removal techniques are also provided. Also taught are a variety of methods of adjusting the height and level of an assembled drilling platform, and methods and means of adding extension members useful for extending the length of a support post are also described. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100021239 | DRILLING RIG PLACED ON THE SEA BED AND EQUIPPED FOR DRILLING OF OIL AND GAS WELLS - A drilling placed on the seabed and arranged for drilling of oil and gas wells is remote controlled from a light drilling vessel ( | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100221070 | TOPSIDES LOAD-OUT TO BARGE CATAMARAN FOR FLOAT-OVER INSTALLATION - The present invention provides an improved method and system for load-out of a topsides onto at least two float-over barges without requiring an intermediate transportation barge. The topsides and float-over barges create a catamaran system that can be used to install the topsides to an offshore structure, such as a Spar hull, using a float-over method. The load-out process offers several advantages and can be less time-consuming and less expensive than a typical procedure using the intermediate transportation barge. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100232885 | METHOD OF INSTALLING A HYDROELECTRIC TURBINE - The present invention provides a method for installing a hydroelectric turbine at a deployment site on the seabed which involves lowering the turbine and associated base onto the seabed from a vessel using a number of lines, and once on the seabed using these lines to tether the vessel to the base/turbine while telemetry from the base/turbine is analysed. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110091287 | SUPPORTING ELEMENT FOR AN OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING SAME - The invention relates to a supporting element ( | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110262230 | Method for Assembling Tendons - A tendon is assembled in a horizontal orientation using connectors or by welding at a weld station on a barge or other vessel located at or near the installation site of a tension leg platform. During assembly, the tendon is pulled away from the assembly vessel and tensioned by a tug or offshore work vessel. When fully assembled, the tendon may be up-ended in a manner similar to a wet-towed tendon, and then either pre-installed using floats or passed over to a TLP which is on-site and ready to receive tendons. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110274501 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AN OPERATING RIG FOR A FLUID IN A BODY OF WATER AND ASSOCIATED OPERATING RIG - This method comprises connecting a downstream point ( | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110305522 | FLOATOVER ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD - An arrangement and method for restraining surge and sway of the barge during floatover of a topside onto a substructure. Roller bumpers provided on the substructure guide the barge during slot entry and exit without the use of secondary mooring lines and restrain sway at the floatover position. Dedicated vertical bearing surfaces are provided on the substructure at the entry to the slot. Resilient bumpers are provided on the barge. The resilient bumpers engage the dedicated vertical bearing surfaces on the substructure and position the barge in the floatover position in the longitudinal direction. A tug boat tows the barge into the slot until the resilient bumpers engage the dedicated vertical bearing surfaces. The tug continues to pull throughout the floatover operation to hold the barge in the floatover position. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120082514 | TENSION BUOYANT TOWER - An offshore structure comprises a base configured to be secured to the sea floor. In addition, the offshore structure comprises an elongate stem having a longitudinal axis, a first end distal the base and a second end pivotally coupled to the base. Further, the offshore structure comprises an upper module coupled to the first end of the stem. The upper module includes a variable ballast chamber. Still further, the offshore structure comprises a first ballast control conduit in fluid communication with the variable ballast chamber of the upper module. The first ballast control conduit is configured to supply a gas to the variable ballast chamber of the upper module and vent the gas from the variable ballast chamber of the upper module. Moreover, the offshore structure comprises a deck mounted to the upper module. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120189390 | STATIONARY POSITIONED OFFSHORE WINDPOWER PLANT (OWP) AND THE METHODS AND MEANS FOR ITS ASSEMBLING, TRANSPORTATION, INSTALLATION AND SERVICING - An Offshore Windpower Plant (OWP) includes wind turbine and foundation with the means that allow installing them by a new method that exclude the use of Jack up Crane Vessel. By this method, named OWP Technology, the completely assembled wind turbines would be lifted from the shore stand, using buoyancy force of Catamaran Wind Installer (CWTI), transported to the preinstalled foundation, engaged with it in a manner that would exclude CWTI from rolling and pitching and by this allow to use installed foundation as the base for stability for safe placing wind turbine on it. Thus would allow placing wind turbines on foundations regardless the depth of their installation. The CWTI does not need heavy lift revolving heavy lift crane it also does not need legs, thus makes it simpler, smaller and drastically less expensive that Jack up Crane Vessels. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20130051925 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INSTALLATION OF AN ELONGATED OFFSHORE STRUCTURE - A method and device for installation of an offshore elongated offshore structure are disclosed. The device includes a vessel an outer frame pivotable in relation to the vessel between a substantially horizontal position for transporting the elongated offshore structure to the installation site and a substantially vertical position for installation of the elongated offshore structure at the installation site. A connection device is provided for connection of the elongated offshore structure to the outer frame via a longitudinal actuation device. The connection device includes a first supporting element for providing the elongated offshore structure in a free hanging configuration when the outer frame is in the substantially vertical position. The longitudinal actuation device is provided for lowering the elongated offshore structure towards the seabed when the elongated offshore structure is in the free hanging configuration. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130084136 | PLATFORM FOR CONTROLLED CONTAINMENT OF HYDROCARBONS - The invention relates to a concept for controlled containment of oil and condensate and possibly other types of liquids and chemicals in constructions as a possible failure of the conventional prior art barriers used in offshore petroleum exploration and production activities, intended for use at several water depths. The concept comprises a support structure ( | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130183101 | Method for Providing a Foundation for a Mass Located at Height, and a Positioning Frame for Performing the Method - The invention relates to an efficient method for providing a foundation for a mass located at height, such as the jacket of a wind turbine or a jetty, wherein the foundation comprises a number of piles driven into a bottom in a geometric pattern. The method comprises of providing a floating device provided with lifting means; providing a positioning frame comprising a number of mutually connected guide sleeves arranged in a geometric pattern for the purpose of receiving the piles; lowering the positioning frame to the bottom into a position of use via the lifting means; and arranging the piles in the bottom through the guide sleeves of the positioning frame in the position of use, and to a positioning frame adapted to perform the method. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130272796 | Modular Relocatable Offshore Support Tower - An offshore support tower assembly comprises a base disposed at the sea floor. In addition, the support tower assembly comprises a plurality of anchors securing the base to the sea floor. Further, the support tower assembly comprises a support frame coupled to the base. The support frame comprises plurality of modular tower sections in a stacked arrangement. The support tower assembly also comprises a deck supported by the support frame. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20140017014 | TENSION LEG CONNECTION SYSTEM - A floating construction having a base, a tensioning member extending from the sea bed in the direction of the base, a connector at an upper end of the tensioning member and attachment elements on the base for attaching to the connector, characterized in that, the attachment elements include a guide member for lowering a tensioning member section by a predetermined distance, which tensioning member section at a free end is provided with a complementary connector for attaching to the connector on the upper end of the tensioning member, the tensioning member section including at an upper end a stopper for engaging with the base and for fixing and/or adjusting the upper end in a vertical direction, the floating construction including a pulling device attached to the tensioning member section, for lowering the tensioning member section along the guide member towards the tensioning member. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140064856 | METHOD OF INSTALLING AN OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE AND A TRANSPORT VESSEL THEREOF - A method of installing an offshore wind turbine and a transport vessel for use therewith in which a part of a wind turbine is secured to the transport vessel by raising the part in a perpendicular direction relative to the transport vessel into a transport position using a lifting device arranged on the transport vessel at a loading site. The transport vessel is then moved from the loading site out to an installation site. The transport vessel is secured to an offshore foundation which is located at the installation site. The wind turbine is then lowered onto an upper part of the offshore foundation using the lifting means. Finally, the transport vessel is released and moved away. This method eliminates the need for specially designed installation vessels using a crane to install an offshore wind turbine, thereby reducing the total installation costs. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140133921 | OFFSHORE INSTALLATION METHOD OF A WIND POWER GENERATOR AND ITS FABRICATION SEGMENTS - The invention relates to an offshore installation method of a wind power generator and its fabrication segments. A prefabricated wind power generator is finished at a first location, and then carried by a ship to a second location for installation, largely saving installation time. With a tower inserted down through a base to shrink height of the generator, the ship can not only effectively diminish shaking posed by wind and sea waves, advancing steadiness of delivery, but also be one with smaller tonnage to save cost. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20150322640 | RING-WING FLOATING PLATFORM - A ring-wing floating platform is disclosed. The ring-wing floating platform includes a floating hull, a top of the floating hull being above a sea surface and its geometry at a water plane is centrally symmetric, a ring-wing surrounding a perimeter of a bottom of the floating hull with a horizontal projection of concentric annular geometries, a positioning system located at the bottom of the floating hull, and a topsides located above the floating hull and connected to the floating hull by deck legs or installed directly on the top of the floating hull. The axes of the ring-wing and the floating hull are collinear, and their bottoms are in a same horizontal plane. The ring-wing and the floating hull are connected together as a unitary structure by multiple connecting components with an annular gap in-between. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20160160836 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING A DISCONNECTABLE FLOATING SPAR BUOY JACKET WIND TURBINE - Disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for mating a wind turbine off-shore to a spar buoy without the use of a crane barge. The system may include a spar buoy, wherein the spar buoy is secured to a foundation, and a wind turbine to be installed on the spar buoy. The system may also include a first truss affixed to the top of the spar buoy and a second truss affixed to the bottom of the wind turbine. The first truss may comprise either stabbings or receptacles configured for mating to the second truss and the second truss may comprise either receptacles or stabbings configured for mating to the first truss. | 06-09-2016 |
