Patents by Inventor Chandramohan Nair

Chandramohan Nair 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).

  • Method for deploying floating platform
    Patent number: 7278801
    Abstract: A method for deploying a floating platform at an offshore wellsite uses pull-down lines to provide stability to the platform while ballasting. The platform is equipped with a number of tension devices and towed to a staging site while at a first draft, At the staging site, the operator connects lines from the sea floor to the tension devices on the platform. The operator gradually adds ballast to the platform and simultaneously applies tension to the lines with the tension devices. When at a desired second draft, the operator detaches the lines and tows the platform to a well site. The platform is moored with a catenary mooring system at the well site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Deepwater Marine Technology L.L.C.
    Inventors: John Chianis, Jayant Basak, Chandramohan Nair, Stephen Bultema, Jeremy Denman
  • Method for deploying floating platform
    Publication number: 20050281623
    Abstract: A method for deploying a floating platform at an offshore wellsite uses pull-down lines to provide stability to the platform while ballasting. The platform is equipped with a number of tension devices and towed to a staging site while at a first draft, At the staging site, the operator connects lines from the sea floor to the tension devices on the platform. The operator gradually adds ballast to the platform and simultaneously applies tension to the lines with the tension devices. When at a desired second draft, the operator detaches the lines and tows the platform to a well site. The platform is moored with a catenary mooring system at the well site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: John Chianis, Jayant Basak, Chandramohan Nair, Stephen Bultema, Jeremy Denman