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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8011312 | Floating oil storage system and method A floating oil storage system and associated methods for storing oil are disclosed. In some embodiments, the floating oil storage system includes a storage cell, a floating member disposed within the storage cell, whereby the storage cell is divided into a first com... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7980190 | Deep draft semi-submersible LNG floating production, storage and offloading vessel The present disclosure provides a method, apparatus, and system of a deep-draft semi-submersible hydrocarbon, such as for liquefied natural gas (LNG), floating production and storage vessel that can include a pontoon containing hydrocarbon tanks, fixed ballast at th... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7866274 | Pile translating and launching system and method The disclosure provides an efficient system to obtain a pile from a storage location on a vessel and shift the pile across the vessel without significant rotation of the pile. The pile can be transferred into an assembly that can lower the pile and launch the pile. ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7841288 | Storage tank containing liquefied natural gas with butane Disclosed is a liquefied natural gas composition. The composition contains methane, ethane and propane and butane. The composition contains a substantial amount of butane while being substantially free of hydrocarbon molecules larger than butane. ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7721668 | Flexible fluid containment vessel A seamless, woven, flexible fluid containment vessel or vessels for transporting and containing a large volume of fluid, particularly fresh water, having beam stabilizers, beam separators, reinforcing, and the method of making the same. ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7644676 | Storage tank containing liquefied natural gas with butane Disclosed is a liquefied natural gas composition. The composition contains methane, ethane and propane and butane. The composition contains a substantial amount of butane while being substantially free of hydrocarbon molecules larger than butane. ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7500442 | Submerged transporter and storage system for liquids and solids A lightweight towed submerged water transporter and storage system for liquids and solids, which employs a streamlined towable hull with optional air and liquid storage bladders used not only to adjust buoyancy, but to allow the simultaneous transport and storage of... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7320289 | Autonomous swimming cargo containers The present invention provides an apparatus, method and system for delivery of commercial cargo containers shore side without container terminals. The present invention utilizes containers made autonomous by coupling a container with a detachable propulsion system, ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7299760 | Floating LNG import terminal and method for docking A floating terminal for offloading an LNG carrier vessel in the sea. The floating terminal of open frame construction is moored toward its front end with a rotatable mooring arrangement so that the terminal may weathervane in response to environmental forces. Marine... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7255056 | Stable, high-speed marine vessel A marine vessel that possesses a capability for greater speed than most static-lift craft and is more stable than most dynamic-lift craft is disclosed. The vessel incorporates elements from both SWATH craft and WIG craft. In the illustrative embodiment, the marine v... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255054 | Cache boat A submersible surface-planing vessel has the capability to operate with a lowered profile on surface propulsion to lessen the visibility of the vessel, and sink to the bottom for temporary storage, followed by resurfacing and dewatering to operate as a planing craft... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7207284 | Tank installation for the storage of liquids A tank installation for the storage of liquids, especially oil in a floating storage or production installation, including a number of tanks which are connected to pipe systems for supply of liquid to or removal of liquid from the tanks. The installation includes a ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7197997 | End portions for flexible fluid containment vessel and a method of making the same The instant invention is directed to large waterborne, towed flexible fluid containment vessels for the transportation of cargo comprising a fluid or fluidisable material and a method of fabricating the vessels. The flexible fluid containment vessel includes an impe... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188574 | Cylindrical hull structural arrangement An improved floating circular hull construction arrangement. The hull is divided into sections by watertight flats. The flats are stiffened with angles or bulb tees curved to form concentric circles that are in turn supported by the radial girders spaced around the ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182034 | Offshore floating dock The docking system of the invention comprises: at least one docking unit having an axis to which at least two boats may be docked offshore; at least one buoyant members coupled to docking unit; and at least one anchoring member adapted to anchor the platform to a su... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179144 | Off-shore mooring and fluid transfer system Apparatus for transferring cryogenic fluid from a first vessel (5) to a second vessel in an offshore environment. The apparatus includes a semi-submersible floating dock with variable buoyancy structure (14, 15) operable to alter the draught of the doc... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177735 | Control apparatus for a hull with a four-cycle engine installed thereon A control apparatus for a hull with a four-cycle engine installed thereon can perform engine stop processing by quickly detecting a turnover state of the hull while suppressing a turnover determination delay due to noise superposition. The apparatus includes a turno... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7107921 | End portion for a flexible fluid containment vessel and a method of making the same A flexible fluid containment vessel fabricated out of a fabric for transporting and containing a large volume of fluid, particularly fresh water, having a tapered front and/or rear portions on which an end portion is affixed in the form of a clamping mechanism seali... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101117 | Minimized wave-zone buoyancy platform Minimized Wave-zone Buoyancy is a new approach to oil and gas platform design with superior construction and performance characteristics compared to state-of-art off-shore drilling and production platforms. Minimized Wave-zone Buoyancy platforms capitalize on low cr... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096811 | Autonomous swimming cargo containers The present invention provides an apparatus, method and system for delivery of commercial cargo containers shore side without container terminals. The present invention utilizes containers made autonomous by coupling a container with a detachable propulsion system, ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086810 | Floating structure The present invention relates to a floating structure to receive maritime production or drilling installations that is provided with means to reduce movement caused by the action of environmental forces on it. These means confer a more stable behavior on the structu... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7017506 | Marginal gas transport in offshore production An offshore hydrocarbon production system in which gases are economically stored for transport. After the produced hydrocarbons are separated into liquid (crude oil) and gases, the gases are separated into heavy and light gases. The heavy gases, which consist primar... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008140 | Buoyant leg structure with added tubular members for supporting a deep water platform A deep water support platform, suitable for use as a hydrocarbon exploration or production facility in very deep waters of 10,000 ft or more is presented. The platform is attached to the floor of the ocean with a buoyant pile that includes buoyant members attached a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6945187 | Instride inflatable autonomous fuel depot A fuel depot and method autonomously and clandestinely provide fuel for transiting ships. An elongate streamlined flexible bladder member has flexible hull walls and divider walls separated by uniform spaces to form fuel compartments having a fuel valve and fuel pum... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6923135 | Container for transporting fresh water by sea The invention relates to a container for transporting fresh water by sea, comprising a flexible covering for receiving fresh water and a pulling device which is joined to the flexible covering and made of a tubular retaining body which is used for coupling bridle li... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6912965 | Semisubmersible trimaran A semisubmersible trimaran for use in an afloat sea base is disclosed. The trimaran has an upper deck structure 12 supported on a longitudinal center hull 26 and column-stabilized, longitudinal outrigger pontoons 28. The center hull 26 an... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6869251 | Marine buoy for offshore support A marine buoy for the offshore support of subsea production and drilling activities that has a closed-bottomed base section with a solid ballast and variable ballast chambers, a chamber in the base section for storing equipment and supplies, and an upper section wit... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6860218 | Flexible fluid containment vessel A seamless, woven, flexible fluid containment vessel or vessels for transporting and containing a large volume of fluid, particularly fresh water, having beam stabilizers, beam separators, reinforcing, and the method of making the same. ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6832571 | Segment formed flexible fluid containment vessel A flexible fluid containment vessel or vessels fabricated out of segments of fabric clamped together for transporting and containing a large volume of fluid, particularly fresh water. ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6739274 | End portions for a flexible fluid containment vessel and a method of making the same A flexible fluid containment vessel fabricated out of fabric for transporting and containing a large volume of fluid, particularly fresh water, having tapered front and/or rear portions formed out of the intermediate tubular structure, including a method of making t... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6675734 | Spiral formed flexible fluid containment vessel A flexible fluid containment vessel or vessels fabricated out of spirally wound strips of fabric for transporting and containing a large volume of fluid, particularly fresh water, having beam stabilizers, beam separators, reinforcing, and the method of ma... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6615759 | Flexible vessel Apparatus and a method for sea transport of liquids including a first enclosure, an at least partially flexible second enclosure disposed within the first enclosure and being adapted when filled, to generally fill the first enclosure, one of the first and... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6550410 | System and method for storage and conveyance of fluids, and a method for filling and emptying a collapsible fluid container A system and method for storing and conveying (e.g. towing) fluids. The system includes a collapsible fluid container with an elongate shape and a first and a second end. A flexible fluid conduit is fixedly attached to the front end of the container. A to... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6474361 | Floating weir assembly and fluid flow management system comprising same A floating weir assembly for controlling the discharge of fluid from a fluid reservoir. The weir assembly includes a buoyant body preferably comprising a sidewall surrounding a central bottom opening. A weir is provided on the inside surface of the sidewa... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6349663 | Temporary storage barge An oil storage vessel (10) comprises a hull (12) of generally tubular form having a double wall defining one or more ballast chambers (14). The orientation of the hull (12) relative to water in which it is floated is controllable by adjusting the content ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6340272 | Method for constructing an offshore platform This invention provides a method for constructing an offshore platform by mating a self-floating deck structure with a self-floating substructure. The self-floating deck structure may be a floating pier or barge, on which the desired equipment has been mo... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6334401 | Floating structure for the transfer of cargo A sea faring transshipper for transferring cargo from a bulk carrier to a secondary vessel comprises a pair of units provided with mutually engaging connectors for connecting the units together along a direction of travel of the transshipper. Each unit co... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6330865 | Flexible barge A novel barge structure for transporting fresh water from one marine environment location to another is described having critical parameters. The barge is constructed of flexible material and preferably is filled to less than 50 percent of its capacity, t... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6293217 | Flexible vessels for transporting fluent cargoes An apparatus and a method for transporting fluent cargoes through liquid are provided, the apparatus including one or more units arranged in substantially linear alignment, in which at least one of the units includes two or more non-internally reinforced ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6234714 | Pier and wharf structures having means for directly transferring cargo between two vessels or between a vessel and railcars A marine terminal has a cargo crane for directly transferring cargo between two marine vessels or between a marine vessel and a land-side vehicle. The marine terminal may comprise a wharf having a docking side along which marine vessels dock, and a cargo ... | 05/22/2001 |
