Patents Assigned to Offshore AS
  • Transporter for heavy objects at sea
    Patent number: 6209474
    Abstract: A transporter for heavy objects at sea comprises an oblong structure with a U-shaped cross section and a prismatic enveloping surface, and comprises two long sides, an intermediate underside, an opposite open top side and two short sides. Ballasting chambers are arranged in each of the structure's eight corners which are formed by the points of intersection between the long sides, the underside, the open top side and the short sides, whereby the structure can be rotated by ballasting to a desired position in the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Offshore AS
    Inventors: Gunnar Foss, Per Bull Haugsøen