Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Offshore support structure
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Application No.: US14720520Application Date: 2015-05-22
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Publication No.: US09725868B2Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: Rudolph A. Hall
- Applicant: KEYSTONE ENGINEERING INC.
- Applicant Address: US LA Mandeville
- Assignee: KEYSTONE ENGINEERING INC.
- Current Assignee: KEYSTONE ENGINEERING INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US LA Mandeville
- Agency: Studebaker & Brackett PC
- Main IPC: E02D27/42
- IPC: E02D27/42 ; E02D27/20 ; E02B17/02 ; E02D5/22 ; E02D25/00 ; E02D27/18 ; E02D27/50 ; E02D27/52 ; E02B17/00 ; E02D27/44

Abstract:
A support structure for an offshore device is provided, including a vertical guide sleeve and three elongated guide sleeves positioned around the vertical guide sleeve, and various braces connecting the elongated sleeves and the vertical guide sleeve. The support structure also includes a transition joint including a cylindrical portion for connection to an offshore device, such as a support tower of a wind turbine assembly, and a conical portion connected to the vertical guide sleeve. To provide resistance to thrust, bending, and torsional fatigue, at least one set of braces is formed in an oval, racetrack, obround, or stadium configuration, and one or more horizontal stiffeners are positioned in the transition joint to maximize the strength of the support structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150337517A1 OFFSHORE SUPPORT STRUCTURE Public/Granted day:2015-11-26
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