Patents by Inventor Richard B. Matten

Richard B. Matten 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 reducing tension variations in mono-column TLP systems
    Patent number: 6688250
    Abstract: A floating platform for recovery of oil and gas from offshore oil and gas fields supports one or more decks above the water surface to accommodate equipment for drilling and processing oil, gas and water recovered from the oil and gas field. The platform includes a central column having a portion substantially below the water surface, and including a portion which extends above the water surface. The central column includes a base node and a plurality of pontoons extending outwardly therefrom and is anchored to the seabed by one or more tendons secured to the pontoons and to the seabed. Ballast modules fixedly or removably secured to the base node and/or the pontoons accept solid or liquid ballast for lowering the vertical center of gravity of the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Seahorse Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Kent B. Davies, Stephen E. Kibbee, Richard B. Matten
  • Method and apparatus for reducing tension variations in mono-column TLP systems
    Publication number: 20030024459
    Abstract: A floating platform for recovery of oil and gas from offshore oil and gas fields supports one or more decks above the water surface to accommodate equipment for drilling and processing oil, gas and water recovered from the oil and gas field. The platform includes a central column having a portion substantially below the water surface, and including a portion which extends above the water surface. The central column includes a base node and a plurality of pontoons extending outwardly therefrom and is anchored to the seabed by one or more tendons secured to the pontoons and to the seabed. Ballast modules fixedly or removably secured to the base node and/or the pontoons accept solid or liquid ballast for lowering the vertical center of gravity of the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2001
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Kent B. Davies, Stephen E. Kibbee, Richard B. Matten