Patents by Inventor Anthony Neil Williams

Anthony Neil Williams 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).

  • Battered column semi-submersible offshore platform
    Patent number: 8220407
    Abstract: A semisubmersible platform includes a deck supported on the upper ends of support columns extending upwardly from a horizontally disposed pontoon-ring. The columns are battered inwardly and upwardly from the pontoon-ring to the deck. Mooring lines passing through fair leads on the outer faces of the base nodes anchor the platform to the seabed. The footprint of the battered columns is greater than the footprint of the deck supported on the upper ends of the columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Seahorse Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Neil Williams, Amir Homayoun Heidari, Sean Large
  • BATTERED COLUMN SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE OFFSHORE PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20110114005
    Abstract: A semisubmersible platform includes a deck supported on the upper ends of support columns extending upwardly from a horizontally disposed pontoon-ring. The columns are battered inwardly and upwardly from the pontoon-ring to the deck. Mooring lines passing through fair leads on the outer faces of the base nodes anchor the platform to the seabed. The footprint of the battered columns is greater than the footprint of the deck supported on the upper ends of the columns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: ANTHONY NEIL WILLIAMS, AMIR HOMAYOUN HEIDARI, SEAN LARGE
  • BATTERED COLUMN SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE OFFSHORE PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20090229505
    Abstract: A semisubmersible platform includes a deck supported on the upper ends of support columns extending upwardly from a horizontally disposed pontoon-ring. The columns are battered inwardly and upwardly from the pontoon-ring to the deck. Mooring lines passing through fair leads on the outer faces of the base nodes anchor the platform to the seabed. The footprint of the battered columns is greater than the footprint of the deck supported on the upper ends of the columns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Anthony Neil Williams, Amir Homayoun Heidari, Sean Large