US 11,142,291 B2Granted

Floating platform with canted columns

AssigneeArgus Marine Solutions, LLC

InventorsZhiyong Yang, Tingting Li, Nan Feng, Yumin Yang

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Abstract

This invention provides a floating platform with canted columns, and a new method of mooring line makeup and installation method that can be used for the canted columns. In one embodiment, the platform includes 3 columns having upper ends projecting above water surface. The columns are canted or inclined inward from the corner of hull toward the top of column. The 3 columns converge at the top of column such that each column will lean against the other 2 columns. Each column connects to the other 2 columns. Horizontally disposed pontoons interconnect adjacent columns at the lower ends. The columns and pontoons form a closed structure hull to support a foundation structure directly above the top of column.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A floating platform, comprising:

a. at least 3 columns (23), wherein each of said at least 3 columns comprises an upper end and a lower end;
b. at least 3 pontoons (24), wherein each of said at least 3 pontoons comprises a left end and a right end;
wherein, each of said at least 3 columns is connected to two adjacent columns of said at least 3 columns at said upper end to converge and form a surface for supporting of a topside, each of said at least 3 pontoons is horizontally disposed with said left end and right end separately connected to the lower ends of two adjacent columns of said at least 3 columns to form a closed hull structure whereby one or more of said at least 3 columns are canted or inclined inward;
wherein one of said at least 3 columns is inclined at an acute angle from a vertical axis.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/907,152Filed 19 Jun 2020 · continuation in part
Priority: 8 Jan 2019
Published: US 2020/0216148 A18 Oct 2020
Granted: 12 Oct 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification16 codes

B63B 35/44
Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for: floating buildings, stores,…
F03D 13/25
Arrangements for mounting or supporting wind motors; Masts or towers for wind motors: specially adapted for offshore installation
B63B 1/125
The hulls being interconnected rigidly: comprising more than two hulls
B63B 75/00
Building or assembling floating offshore structures

Family

Application16/243,047Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 8 Jan 2019
US 2020/0317306 A1Pre-grant publication · published 8 Oct 2020
US 10,766,578 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 2020/0216148 A1Published application
US 11,142,291 B2This patent

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