Patents by Inventor Charles Cinotto

Charles Cinotto 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).

  • Ballasting offshore platform with buoy assistance
    Patent number: 7255517
    Abstract: A method for deploying a floating platform includes storing buoys on a hull of the platform. Tension devices are mounted to the hull, each being connected by a line to one of the buoys. The operator tows the hull to a ballast down site while the buoys are stored on the hull. While adding ballast to the hull, the operator feeds out the lines from the tension devices at a selected tension. The hull moves downward in the water while the buoys float at the surface to maintain stability during the ballasting. The buoys are detached from the lines after the hull is ballasted to a desired depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Deepwater Marine Technology L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jayant Basak, Jeremy Denman, Charles Cinotto, Chandra Nair
  • Ballasting offshore platform with buoy assistance
    Publication number: 20050281624
    Abstract: A method for deploying a floating platform includes storing buoys on a hull of the platform. Tension devices are mounted to the hull, each being connected by a line to one of the buoys. The operator tows the hull to a ballast down site while the buoys are stored on the hull. While adding ballast to the hull, the operator feeds out the lines from the tension devices at a selected tension. The hull moves downward in the water while the buoys float at the surface to maintain stability during the ballasting. The buoys are detached from the lines after the hull is ballasted to a desired depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Jayant Basak, Jeremy Denman, Charles Cinotto, Chandra Nair