Patents by Inventor Marvin S. Worley

Marvin S. Worley 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).

  • Patent number: 5279240
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a floating oil/gas production terminal comprising a multi-hull vessel having a plurality of vertically spaced barge form hulls interconnected together to form a unitary structure including an upper hull which floats the vessel and a lower hull which provides gas/oil/other liquid storage space. A vertical throughway extends through the hulls towards one end thereof and a manifold system is disposed in the free space between the hulls and is mounted for rotation on the upper and/or lower hulls about a vertical axis extending through the throughway to receive a plurality of pipelines connected directly or indirectly to seabed wellheads. A rotary fluid coupling is provided having two elements relatively rotatable about the vertical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Inventor: Marvin S. Worley