Patents by Inventor Roderick C. T. Rainey

Roderick C. T. Rainey 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).

  • Tension leg buoyancy structure
    Patent number: 4169424
    Abstract: A tension leg buoyancy structure for use in seas exposed to wave action including a buoyancy section, an anchor section which rests on the sea bed, and a plurality of parallel tethers connecting the buoyancy section with said anchor section to permit the buoyancy section to move relative to the anchor section, in which the natural periods of oscillation follow specified equations such that the value of the parameters is so selected that the natural period of the buoyancy section for linear oscillation in the direction of wave travel, the natural period of the buoyancy section for linear oscillation in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the direction of wave travel, and the natural period of the buoyancy section for rotational oscillation about a vertical axis of said buoyancy section structure are greater than 50 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1979
    Assignee: Yarrow and Company Limited
    Inventors: Maurice P. Newby, Roderick C. T. Rainey