Floating marine structure having floats
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May 9, 2017
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Dec 22, 2016
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Mar 12, 2015
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Abstract
A floating marine structure which includes a first float disposed at the center and a plurality of second floats disposed around the first float, where the first float has a floating body made of a floatable material in a polygonal prism shape, a damping unit coupled to the bottom of the floating body at the center, having the same cross-section as the floating body, having a cross-sectional area larger than the cross-sectional area of the floating body, and reducing a shake of the first float in the sea, and at least one coupling hole formed at each side of the floating body. The second float has the same shape as the floating body and has coupling protrusions formed at sides facing the sides of the floating body and inserted in the coupling holes, and wherein the coupling holes are formed at alternate sides of the floating body.
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- 5 Korea
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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KOREA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | (DONGSAM-DONG)385 HAEYANG-RO YEONGDO-GU BUSAN 49111 |
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- 2015 Application Filing Year
- B63B Class
- 796 Applications Filed
- 647 Patents Issued To-Date
- 81.29 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Hong, Sa Young | Daejeon, KR | 2 | 3 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 3 | |||
Jung, Dong Ho | Daejeon, KR | 13 | 4 |
# of filed Patents : 13 Total Citations : 4 | |||
Kim, Hyeon Ju | Gangwon-do, KR | 7 | 12 |
# of filed Patents : 7 Total Citations : 12 | |||
Kwon, Yong Ju | Daejeon, KR | 5 | 3 |
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 3 | |||
Nam, Bo Woo | Daejeon, KR | 1 | 1 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 1 |
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