Deep draft semisubmersible movable offshore structure

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7270071
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11694708

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The present invention is a deep draft partially submersible and buoyant floating vessel comprised of at least three independent vertical columns. The columns have an upper column with an upper column diameter and a lower column integrally connected to the upper column with a lower column diameter smaller than the upper column diameters. The lower column contains a variable ballast, a free flooding ballast, and a lower column fixed ballast. The lower pontoon is connected to each lower column opposite the upper column. The lower pontoon has lower pontoon fixed ballast means. A deck is located on the columns for supporting a tensioner assembly.

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WILMINGTON TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR COLLATERAL AGENT77 UPPER ROCK CIRCLE 8TH FLOOR ROCKVILLE MD 20850

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bennett, Jr William T Houston, TX 6 90
Shivers, III Robert M Houston, TX 4 48
Trent, David Cypress, TX 23 181

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