Patents by Inventor Larry E. Farmer

Larry E. Farmer 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 and apparatus for forming integrated deck sub-structure assembly including arch-vessel passage means
    Patent number: 4242011
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for offshore operations including individually significant aspects comprising:1. Methods and apparatus for providing lateral force transmitting arch means extending across a vessel passageway which is laterally bounded by upwardly projecting portions of a substructure and bounded on the top by an integrated deck:2. Methods and apparatus for assemblying an integrated deck with a substructure wherein there are effected horizontal and vertical shock absorbing action, motion dampening, and desired alignment; and3. Methods and apparatus for assemblying an integrated deck with a substructure wherein, at a relatively slower rate, an integrated deck is lowered into engagement with a substructure and, at a subsequent more rapid rate, a vessel initially supporting the integrated deck is vertically separated therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1980
    Assignee: Brown & Root, Inc.
    Inventors: Demir I. Karsan, Graham J. Blight, Larry E. Farmer