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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7841289 | Water level and/or sub surface water transporter/storage systems for liquids and solids simultaneously or in single cargo A lightweight towed submersible water transporter and storage system for liquids and solids, which employs a streamlined towable hull with exterior ballast/buoyancy cells and optional air and liquid storage bladders used not only to adjust buoyancy, but to allow the... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7261164 | Floatable drill cuttings bag and method and system for use in cuttings disposal In aspects, embodiments of the present invention provide devices, systems and methods for managing cuttings formed during drilling of a subsea wellbore. By managing, it is meant the processing, storage, transportation and disposal of the cuttings. In an exemplary ap... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7210530 | Subsea separation system A preferred embodiment of the inventive fluid delivery system comprises a vertical liquid/vapor separator and riser assembly that comprises a multi-phase separator inlet, a vapor outlet and riser, and a liquid outlet port connected to a hydraulically-driven centrifu... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7185705 | System and method for recovering return fluid from subsea wellbores A subsea return fluid recovery system for recovering drilling fluid and cuttings (“return fluid”) from a subsea wellbore in one embodiment includes a hub at the opening of the subsea wellbore that directs fluid into a transport device. In one embodiment, the hub... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7163062 | Riser A riser for conveying fluids from a subsea location to a surface vessel comprises an upper section which is located in a confining conduit, said upper section being allowed to deform elastically into a helical configuration against the inside of the confining condui... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7086472 | Device and method of collecting solids from a well Exemplary embodiments include a method and a device for temporary storage of solid particles such as drill cuttings from a hole section for surface casing in a wellbore. In certain embodiments, the device having at least one collecting device placed on the seabed ne... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7029348 | Wave motion absorbing offloading system comprising a slender mooring buoy The invention relates to a mooring buoy (6), comprising a submerged part (13) and a part extending above water level (11). The part above water level comprising a fluid outlet duct (24) for attaching to a vessel (7), the buoy being... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6917176 | Gas main robotic inspection system The present invention provides a long-range, untethered, live, in-pipe inspection system that includes a self-propelled train having a plurality of modules; joint members for interconnecting adjacent modules, data collection components, and wireless communication co... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6718900 | Variable storage vessel and method A method and apparatus for storing bulk materials in a marine environment is provided. The apparatus includes a flexible pod configured for fluid communication to a host vessel. The pod stores materials under water. ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6701819 | Apparatus for launching an object in a fluid environment An apparatus for launching an object in a fluid environment having a tubular member with a forward muzzle end, an opposed rearward end. The object is positioned in the tubular member. Ends of the tubular member are closed by expellable members. Flood valv... | 03/09/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6260501 | Submersible apparatus for transporting compressed gas A submersible apparatus for transporting compressed gas comprising a plurality of spools, each having a central bore. A long continuous length of relatively small diameter line pipe for holding compressed natural gas is wound about each spool, so that an ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 5950557 | Installation for offshore storage of hazardous waste An installation for offshore storage of hazardous waste, in particular radioactive waste comprises (i) a concrete body (11), which is transportable on the water as a floating body and adapted to rest on the seabed at a storage site, said base body being p... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5899637 | Offshore production and storage facility and method of installing the same A concrete barge having oil storage tanks secured to its deck is towed to an oil production site where it is sunk to the sea bottom. Oil from an adjacent caisson supported production facility is temporarily stored in the tanks pending later transfer to an... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5327469 | Arrangement for the storage of environmentally hazardous waste An arrangement for the underwater storage of environmentally hazardous waste, particularly radioactive or chemical waste, includes at least one secondary capsule (1) in the form of a cylindrical concrete body. The concrete body has a central, axially exte... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5235931 | Inflatable undersea vehicle system of special utility as a daughter vessel to a mother vessel The submersible vehicle system of the present invention comprises a unitary ndersea vehicle composed of a rigid hull submersible mated to an inflated auxiliary submersible. Both the rigid hull submersible and the auxiliary submersible may be initially stor... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5235928 | Towed submergible, collapsible, steerable tank A towable tank for holding a liquid is collapsible, submergible, and steele. A bladder for holding a liquid is disposed in a housing having openings formed therein. Horizontally mounted diving planes on the housing cause the tank to submerge when under t... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5074715 | Oil storage system An oil storage system for an offshore platform having at least one submerged storage cell in which oil is stored on top of a water volume. In fluid communication with the submerged storage cell is another submerge cell containing water, the water storage ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4954035 | Vehicle park for parking vehicles below a water surface A parking garage is constructed substantially as a ship hull and includes a container which is preferably made of steel or reinforced concrete parts and is subdivided into three parking levels. The container can be sunk below the water surface of a lake o... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4865210 | Pressure vessel with improved external seal A pressure vessel capable of withstanding elevated external hydrostatic pressures is provided, comprising a tubular casing capable of withstanding hydrostatic pressures having an internal cavity and at least one end opening permitting entry into the cavit... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4636358 | Concretization of high level radioactive source in marine sediment A concretized coating which encapsulates canisters of radioactive, heat-producing materials is caused to be formed by immersing said canister in a sea floor sedimentary layer, the sediment containing feldspathic material. The canister heats the surroundin... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4480569 | Container for ground material removed by a ground working device from the bottom of a watercourse The invention relates to a container for the ground material removed by a ground working device, for example, a mud plough or a suction device from the bottom of a watercourse. Such a container is known in the form of a compartment trough moved by the tug... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4402632 | Seabed supported submarine pressure transfer storage facility for liquified gases Cryogenically cooled and liquified energy gases are stored at substantial depth offshore in an insulated container normally resting on the seabed. Piston action of the container promotes liquid state of the liquified gases by transfer thereto of controlle... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4365576 | Offshore submarine storage facility for highly chilled liquified gases Improvements in an offshore platform and submarine storage facility for highly chilled liquified gas, such as liquified natural gas, are disclosed. The improved facility includes an elongated, vertically oriented submerged anchoring frame to which one or ... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4326312 | Single leg mooring terminal A single leg mooring terminal is described, of the type which includes a buoy assembly extending from the sea floor to the sea surface to moor a tanker vessel, and a separate fluid conduit extending at an upward incline to the vessel for carrying oil to o... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4321720 | Method of transferring a fluid from a station on the sea bed to a vessel, or vice-versa, and a means and a vessel for carrying out the method In order to transfer a fluid from a station on the sea bed for a vessel or vice versa, a discharging/loading buoy comprising coupling apparatus for fluid flow is placed in a submerged state and fixed in this state with anchoring apparatus. A vessel is bro... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4320545 | Easily removable fluid swivel for SALM buoy installation A single anchor leg mooring (SALM) installation which enables replacement of a product distribution unit (PDU) without removal of the upper buoyancy structure, including a plurality of arms that can extend around the PDU to connect the buoyancy structure ... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4307679 | Submergible barge retrievable storage and permanent disposal system for radioactive waste A submergible barge and process for submerging and storing radioactive waste material along a seabed. A submergible barge receives individual packages of radwaste within segregated cells. The cells are formed integrally within the barge, preferably surrou... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4289425 | Underwater accumulator for pressurized gas An accumulator for storing pressurized air underwater comprises a reservoir anchored to the bottom of the sea or suspended underwater, and a pair of inlet and outlet passages for respectively supplying and discharging pressurized air into and out of the r... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4282823 | Underwater hull or tank A structure for an underwater hull or tank which is required to withstand a high external pressure due to use at great immersion depths. The hull or tank is composed of one or more toric components formed of metal, which may be filled with a pressure-resi... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4232983 | Offshore submarine storage facility for highly chilled liquified gases An offshore submarine storage facility for highly chilled liquified gas, such as liquified natural gas, is disclosed. The facility includes an elongated, vertically oriented submerged frame. An insulated storage tank is movably mounted to the frame so as ... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232624 | Reservoir structure An underwater gas/liquid reservoir 1, particularly designed to be used as a ballast/buoyancy tank in an offshore drilling platform, has a pressurized supply duct 2 for introducing gas into the reservoir to control the liquid level therein. The gas supply ... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4230422 | Submerged offshore storage facility Underwater liquid storage tank or facility adapted to hold or temporarily store varying quantities of a liquid having a density less than water. Said liquid can include crude oil and petroleum products. The facility includes means for maintaining the hold... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4200411 | Submerged offshore storage facility Underwater liquid storage tank or facility adapted to hold or temporarily store varying quantities of a liquid having a density less than water. Said liquid can include crude oil and petroleum products. The facility includes means for maintaining the hold... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4106303 | Marine oil storage installation A marine oil storage installation includes at least one floating type oil storage tank having a double bottom and double walls and is provided with shore connection means. Protector means composed of at least one line of floating members surrounds each oi... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4087980 | Safety submarine spherical air chamber This invention relates to a safety submarine spherical air chamber made of a flexible material wherein persons are able to observe the undersea condition and the seabed from the scientific or recreational point of view by maintaining the atmospheric press... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4086865 | Mooring system For mooring a vessel such as oil tanker, especially in deep water, a support located below the water contains a vertically slidable mooring post which can be lifted by an attached mooring hawser into engagement with a reception chamber formed in the botto... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4014177 | Marine pier having deeply submerged storage container A vertically-elongate monolithic pier body comprises: A deeply-submerged compartmented closed container or container group; A near-surface control chamber system; A deckwork carried above highest wave level; A load-carrying column and wall system extending in part throu... | 03/29/1977 |
| 3999499 | Surface vessel driven and controlled submarine cargo transport A cylindrical tank-like submarine hull acts as a cargo carrier and carries its propulsion element which is power driven through a power supply from a surface vessel through a power transport member interconnecting the surface vessel to the underwater carr... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3946568 | Offshore oil production platform An offshore oil production platform comprising one section disposed on the sea bed and another section connected to the one section and projecting up above the sea surface. The one section consists of a plurality of prefabricated units comprising at least... | 03/30/1976 |
