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Mooring apparatus and method of installation for deep water tension leg platform

US4844659A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 6, 1987
Grant dateJul 4, 1989
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Expiry dateOct 6, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T403/32213
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus for attaching a floating tension leg platform to an anchoring base template on the subsea floor. The apparatus includes an external mooring porch for each tendon, the porches being mounted on the outside surfaces of the platform's columns.

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