Patents by Inventor Bernard Foote

Bernard Foote 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).

  • Gravity base structure
    Patent number: 8657533
    Abstract: Embodiments of gravity base structures are disclosed that comprise first and second elongated base sections separated by an open region and configured to support the on-bottom weight of the structure and be supported by the floor of the body of water, and an upper section positioned above the open region and configured to extend at least partially above the water surface to support topside structures. Some embodiments further comprise first and second inclined sections coupling the base sections to the upper section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Ausenco Canada Inc.
    Inventor: Bernard Foote
  • Gravity base structure
    Patent number: 8647017
    Abstract: Embodiments of gravity base structures are disclosed that comprise first and second elongated base sections separated by an open region and configured to support the on-bottom weight of the structure on a seabed, and an upper section positioned above the open region and configured to extend at least partially above the water surface to support topside structures. Some embodiments further comprise first and second inclined sections coupling the base sections to the upper section. Some embodiments comprise a skirt structure below the base sections for facilitating engagement with the seabed. Some embodiments comprise selectively fillable internal fluid chambers to facilitate raising and lowering the structure in a sea and relocating the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Ausenco Canada Inc.
    Inventor: Bernard Foote
  • GRAVITY BASE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20130034391
    Abstract: Embodiments of gravity base structures are disclosed that comprise first and second elongated base sections separated by an open region and configured to support the on-bottom weight of the structure on a seabed, and an upper section positioned above the open region and configured to extend at least partially above the water surface to support topside structures. Some embodiments further comprise first and second inclined sections coupling the base sections to the upper section. Some embodiments comprise a skirt structure below the base sections for facilitating engagement with the seabed. Some embodiments comprise selectively fillable internal fluid chambers to facilitate raising and lowering the structure in a sea and relocating the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Ausenco Canada Inc.
    Inventor: Bernard Foote
  • GRAVITY BASE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20120201609
    Abstract: Embodiments of gravity base structures are disclosed that comprise first and second elongated base sections separated by an open region and configured to support the on-bottom weight of the structure and be supported by the floor of the body of water, and an upper section positioned above the open region and configured to extend at least partially above the water surface to support topside structures. Some embodiments further comprise first and second inclined sections coupling the base sections to the upper section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventor: Bernard Foote