Patents Assigned to Fred Olsen
  • Floating platform structure
    Patent number: 4834014
    Abstract: A buoyant support unit and platform employing the same which includes at least five substantially cylindrical floatable pipes having a diameter of less than about 5 meters which are arranged parallel to each other in spaced-apart relationship, wherein the edge to edge distance between adjacent pipes is from 0.25 to 2.0 times the diameter of the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1989
    Assignee: Fred Olsen
    Inventors: Fred Olsen, Birger J. Natvig