Patents by Inventor Steven E. Kibbee

Steven E. Kibbee 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).

  • Achieving hydrostatic stability of a floating structure
    Patent number: 7104730
    Abstract: A floating platform includes a hull and a deck mounted on the uppermost end of the hull. The platform is anchored to the seabed by a plurality of tendons connected to the hull at the upper ends thereof and secured to the seabed at the lower ends thereof. The platform includes detachable buoyancy means providing supplemental buoyancy for hydrostatically stabilizing the platform without utilizing a derrick barge while ballasting the platform during installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Seahorse Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Steven J. Leverette, Steven E. Kibbee