Patents by Inventor Erling Storaune

Erling Storaune 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).

  • Publication number: 20230356814
    Abstract: A tank is secured under the keel of a floating structure for offshore energy development. The tank is filled with ballast material that supplements or replaces the ballast already present on the floating structure, thereby gaining larger topsides payload capacity for the floating structure or increasing stability and motion performance of the floating structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Wei Ma, Fei Yang, Jack Darryl Payne, Peter Leitch, Renjian Roger Lu, Tao Wang, Jon Husby, Erling Storaune