Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Brown & Root, Inc.

56Patents
0Active
56Granted
37Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jul 30, 1974 → Aug 28, 1997

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US3961493A Methods and apparatus for purging liquid from an offshore pipeline and/or scanning a pipeline interior Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Expired
US4155669A Deep water repair methods and apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US4865359A Press fit pipe joint and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US4252469A Method and apparatus for installing integrated deck structure and rapidly separating same from supporting barge means Fixed Constructions 24 Expired
US3993011A Method and apparatus for retrieving, securing, and launching an anchor buoy Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Expired
US4175620A Methods and apparatus for anchoring offshore pipeline Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Expired
US3937334A Pipe handling device Fixed Constructions 22 Expired
US4585374A High energy formed connections Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US4190072A Underwater storage assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US4242011A Method and apparatus for forming integrated deck sub-structure assembly including arch-vessel passage means Fixed Constructions 17 Expired
US4812080A Offshore platform jacket and method of installation Fixed Constructions 17 Expired
US3965837A Vessel having improved wave response characteristics Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US5935544A Moderate excess nitrogen Braun Purifier.TM. process and method for retrofitting non-Braun Purifier.TM. ammonia plants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US3987636A Methods and apparatus for anchoring a submerged structure to a waterbed Fixed Constructions 16 Expired
US4252468A Method and apparatus for installing deck structures entailing composite shock absorbing and alignment aspects Fixed Constructions 15 Expired
US4266887A Self-elevating fixed platform Fixed Constructions 15 Expired
US4232623A Apparatus to reduce vessel motions Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US4109476A Docking an offshore structure with a submerged fixture Fixed Constructions 14 Expired
US3991581A Method and apparatus for handling piling and anchoring an offshore tower Fixed Constructions 13 Expired
US4240767A Valving methods and apparatus for flooding and grouting offshore jacket sleeves Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US4073156A Method and apparatus for laying a submergible elongate structure Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US4214843A Subsea grout distributor Fixed Constructions 12 Expired
US4417831A Mooring and supporting apparatus and methods for a guyed marine structure Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US4214387A Trenching apparatus and method Fixed Constructions 11 Expired
US4109478A Unitized conductor guide and frame for offshore drilling and production Fixed Constructions 11 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.