Patents by Inventor Bobby P. Cline

Bobby P. Cline 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).

  • Mating of buoyant hull structure with truss structure
    Patent number: 7849810
    Abstract: A method of mating of a buoyant hull with a truss structure while at the installation site of the completed offshore structure. The buoyant hull is moored in place. The truss structure is placed in the water, self upends, and maneuvered near the buoyant hull. The buoyant hull and truss structure are rigged with lines to allow the truss structure to be pulled into engagement with the buoyant hull. The truss structure is lowered to a predetermined depth below the water surface but above the sea floor and the weight is transferred to the lines from the buoyant hull. The truss structure is aligned with the buoyant hull and lines from the buoyant hull are used to pull the truss structure into engagement with the buoyant hull. The truss structure and buoyant hull are rigidly attached together as is customary using grouting and welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: J. Ray McDermott, S.A.
    Inventors: Bobby P. Cline, Jack Darryl Payne, Yun Ding
  • MATING OF BUOYANT HULL STRUCTURE WITH TRUSS STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20100269746
    Abstract: A method of mating of a buoyant hull with a truss structure while at the installation site of the completed offshore structure. The buoyant hull is moored in place. The truss structure is placed in the water, self upends, and maneuvered near the buoyant hull. The buoyant hull and truss structure are rigged with lines to allow the truss structure to be pulled into engagement with the buoyant hull. The truss structure is lowered to a predetermined depth below the water surface but above the sea floor and the weight is transferred to the lines from the buoyant hull. The truss structure is aligned with the buoyant hull and lines from the buoyant hull are used to pull the truss structure into engagement with the buoyant hull. The truss structure and buoyant hull are rigidly attached together as is customary using grouting and welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Bobby P. Cline, Jack Darryl Payne, Yun Ding