Patents by Inventor Zhengyong ZHONG

Zhengyong ZHONG 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).

  • Inboard extended column semi-submersible
    Patent number: 11059544
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to apparatus for semi-submersibles, including hulls of semi-submersibles. In one implementation, a hull for a semi-submersible includes a pontoon having one or more sides, and a plurality of columns extending upwards from the pontoon and configured to support a topsides. Each one of the plurality of columns has a cross section that is in a plane perpendicular to an axial centerline of the respective one of the plurality of columns. The cross section includes a first portion being rectangular in shape and a second portion being triangular in shape and having an apex that extends inboard from the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: KEPPEL FLOATEC, LLC
    Inventors: Xinyu Zhang, Parthasarathy Krishnaswamy, Zhengyong Zhong, Surya P. Banumurthy
  • INBOARD EXTENDED COLUMN SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE
    Publication number: 20200231251
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to apparatus for semi-submersibles, including hulls of semi-submersibles. In one implementation, a hull for a semi-submersible includes a pontoon having one or more sides, and a plurality of columns extending upwards from the pontoon and configured to support a topsides. Each one of the plurality of columns has a cross section that is in a plane perpendicular to an axial centerline of the respective one of the plurality of columns. The cross section includes a first portion being rectangular in shape and a second portion being triangular in shape and having an apex that extends inboard from the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Xinyu ZHANG, Parthasarathy KRISHNASWAMY, Zhengyong ZHONG, Surya P. BANUMURTHY