Subsea platform transporter (SPT)
US9254893B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 11, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63C7/12
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A subsea platform transporter includes a plurality of pontoon members, a plurality of column members interconnecting select adjacent ones of the plurality of pontoon members forming a support frame having an inner platform receiving area, a plurality of buoyancy members mechanically linked to at least one of the plurality of pontoon members and the plurality of column members, and a plurality of platform retaining members mounted to one or more of the plurality of pontoon members and the plurality of column members about the inner platform receiving area. The plurality of platform retaining members is configured and disposed to selectively retain and release a platform supported by the subsea platform transporter.
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