Patents by Inventor Kenneth W. Dugas

Kenneth W. Dugas 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).

  • PLATFORM FOR OFFSHORE INSTALLATION
    Publication number: 20190078281
    Abstract: A method to manufacture a platform for offshore installation by determining one or more properties selected from a group consisting of a desired length, a cargo tonnage requirement, a heavy lift capacity, total buoyancy, and an operating depth of the platform, and designing a hull section, a first jack up rig, and a second jack up rig based on the determined properties. The first designed jack up rig is joined to a first end of the designed hull section, and the second designed jack up rig is joined to a second end of the designed hull section located opposite the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Exmar Offshore Company
    Inventors: Julian C. Cotaya, III, Kenneth W. Dugas, Otto M. DaSilva, M. Edward Nagel, Jr.