Patents Represented by Attorney R. William Beard
  • Patent number: 5711239
    Abstract: A ship of a displacement type with a pointed bow and a transom stern, a longitudinal length of L, and defining a base plane and a design waterline plane, the ship comprising: approximately sinusoidal waterlines; a surface extending from the transom stern at the design waterline plane to the base plane at about L/2 and defining an angle between: the base plane and an oblique plane, the oblique plane being defined by: a line at the intersection of the transom stern and the design waterline plane and a point located on the surface at about 0.2 L from the transom stern, and a first propeller which is attached to the ship so that the hull wake through the first propeller is less than 0.50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Petroleum Geo-Services AS
    Inventor: Roar Rolland Ramde
  • Patent number: 5701835
    Abstract: A ship comprising: approximately sinusoidal waterlines; and a surface extending from the transom stern at the design waterline plane to the base plane at about L/3 from the bow and defining an angle between the base plane and an oblique plane, the oblique plane being defined by: a line at the intersection of the transom stern and the design waterline plane and a point located on the surface at about 0.2 L from the transom stern; and a turret along the middle line plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Petroleum Geo-Services AS
    Inventor: Knut B.o slashed.rseth