US3224204A
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Method of anchoring an offshore structure
Assignee: Shell USA Inc
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Filing: 1963-08-15
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Granted: 1965-12-21
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Expires: 1983-08-15
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Christian H Siebenhausen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 11:08
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02B; E02B17/00; E02B17/02; E02B17/027; E02B2017/0039; E02B2017/0043; E02B2017/0047; E02B2017/0056; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49805; Y10T29/49806; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49908; Y10T29/49909; Y10T29/49911; Y10T29/49938; Y10T29/4994
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A METHOD OF INSTALLING AT AN OFFSHORE LOCATION A MARINE STRUCTURE HAVING A BASE WITH A PLURALITY OF PILE JACKETS FOR RECEIVING CONCENTRIC STUB PILES THERETHROUGH AND A PLURALITY OF VERTICALLY-DISPLACED ANCHORING MEANS ON EACH JACKET FOR EACH OF SAID PILES, SAID METHOD COMPRISING: POSITIONING SAID MARINE STRUCTURE WITH ITS BASE ON THE OCEAN FLOOR; DRIVING PILES THROUGH THE PILE JACKETS OF SAID BASE STRUCTURE, SAID PILES BEING ARRANGED SO THAT THEIR UPPER ENDS ARE BELOW THE WATER SURFACE; CONNECTING EACH OF SAID PILES TO SAID BASE BY AT LEAST ONE BUT LESS THAN ALL SAID PLURALITY OF ANCHORING MEANS FOR EACH PILE CONTAINED WITHIN AN ANCHORING JACKET; SUBSEQUENTLY SERVING EACH OF SAID PILES AND SAID JACKET WITH SAID ANCHORING MEANS CONNECTED THERETO AT A POINT BELOW THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PILE AND THE ANCHORING MEANS;
Claim 2
Independent Claim
136 words
A METHOD OF INSTALLING AT AN OFFSHORE LOCATION A MARINE STRUCTURE HAVING A BASE WITH A PLURALITY OF PILE JACKETS FOR RECEIVING CONCENTRIC STUB PILES THERETHROUGH AND A PLURALITY OF VERTICALLY-DISPLACED ANCHORING MEANS ON EACH JACKET FOR EACH OF SAID PILES, SAID METHOD COMPRISING: POSITIONING SAID MARINE STRUCTURE WITH ITS BASE ON THE OCEAN FLOOR; DRIVING PILES THROUGH THE PILE JACKETS OF SAID BASE STRUCTURE, SAID PILES BEING ARRANGED SO THAT THEIR UPPER ENDS ARE BELOW THE WATER SURFACE; CONNECTING EACH OF SAID PILES TO SAID BASE BY AT LEAST ONE BUT LESS THAN ALL SAID PLURALITY OF ANCHORING MEANS FOR EACH PILE CONTAINED WITHIN AN ANCHORING JACKET; SUBSEQUENTLY SERVING EACH OF SAID PILES AND SAID JACKET WITH SAID ANCHORING MEANS CONNECTED THERETO AT A POINT BELOW THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PILE AND THE ANCHORING MEANS;
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2772539A
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