Patents by Inventor Bernard Andrier

Bernard Andrier has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Flexible offshore platform
    Patent number: 4505620
    Abstract: The invention provides a flexible off shore platform comprising a base fi to the sea bed by means of a foundation and supporting a flexible column extending over almost the whole height of the platform and at the top of which is located a stabilizer connected by a short column to the deck of the platform; the flexibility of the column allows a basic natural bending period greater than that of the largest waves and always greater than 25 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1985
    Assignees: Entrepose G.T.M. pour les Travaux Petroliers Maritimes et PM, Entrepose d'Equipements Mecaniques et Hydrauliques E.M.H., Societe Francaise d'Etudes d'Installations Siderurgiques SOFRESID
    Inventor: Bernard Andrier