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Apparatus and method for installation of a pile-jacket assembly in a marine bottom
Assignee: ExxonMobil Oil Corp
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Filing: 1963-03-20
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Granted: 1965-10-26
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Expires: 1983-03-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William F Manning
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 21:44
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02B; E02B17/00; E02B17/0008
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
IN A METHOD OF INSTALLING A PILE WITHIN A JACKET HAVING A QUANTITY OF WATER THEREIN AND SUPPORTED ON THE BED OF A BODY OF WATER AND HAVING ITS UPPER END EXTENDING ABOVE THE SURFACE OF SAID BODY OF WATER, THE STEPS WHICH COMPRISE: (A) POSITIONING SAID PILE WITHIN SAID JACKET; (B) DRIVING SAID PILE DOWNWARDLY INTO SAID BED BY MEANS OF A HAMMER UNTIL SAID PILE IS AT MAXIMUM DESIRED PENETRATION DEPTH WITHIN SAID BED AT WHICH THE UPPER END OF SAID PILE IS BELOW THE TOP OF SAID JACKET AND THE SURFACE OF SAID BODY OF WATER, SAID HAMMER FOLLOWING SAID PILE DOWNWARDLY WITHIN SAID JACKET; (C) SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE DRIVING OF SAID PILE, LOWERING THE WATER LEVEL WITHIN SAID JACKET AND PILE AT A RATE WHICH WILL MAINTAIN SAID LEVEL BELOW THE LOWER FACE OF SAID HAMMER; AND (D) GROUTING AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID PILE REMAINING WITHIN SAID JACKET TO THE INTERNAL SURFACE OF SAID JACKET AFTER SAID PENETRATION DEPTH HAS BEEN OBTAINED
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
IN A METHOD OF INSTALLING A PILE WITHIN A JACKET HAVING A QUANTITY OF WATER THEREIN AND SUPPORTED ON THE BED OF A BODY OF WATER AND HAVING ITS UPPER END EXTENDING ABOVE THE SURFACE OF SAID BODY OF WATER, THE STEPS WHICH COMPRISE: (A) POSITIONING SAID PILE WITHIN SAID JACKET; (B) DRIVING SAID PILE DOWNWARDLY INTO SAID BED BY MEANS OF A HAMMER UNTIL SAID PILE IS AT MAXIMUM DESIRED PENETRATION DEPTH WITHIN SAID BED AT WHICH THE UPPER END OF SAID PILE IS BELOW THE TOP OF SAID JACKET AND THE SURFACE OF SAID BODY OF WATER, SAID HAMMER FOLLOWING SAID PILE DOWNWARDLY WITHIN SAID JACKET; (C) SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE DRIVING OF SAID PILE, LOWERING THE WATER LEVEL WITHIN SAID JACKET AND PILE AT A RATE WHICH WILL MAINTAIN SAID LEVEL BELOW THE LOWER FACE OF SAID HAMMER; AND (D) GROUTING AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID PILE REMAINING WITHIN SAID JACKET TO THE INTERNAL SURFACE OF SAID JACKET AFTER SAID PENETRATION DEPTH HAS BEEN OBTAINED
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-10-25 | 1969-04-26 | 1969-10-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-10-25 | 1973-04-26 | 1973-10-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-10-25 | 1977-04-26 | 1977-10-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |