US 12,077,251 B1
Offshore platform tendon support system
Thomas H Noble, Beaumont, TX (US)
Filed by NuEnergy Partners, LP, Beaumont, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/570,148.
Application 17/570,148 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/469,608, filed on Sep. 8, 2021.
Application 17/469,608 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/102,014, filed on Nov. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,591,051.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/076,156, filed on Sep. 9, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/938,743, filed on Nov. 21, 2019.
Int. Cl. B63B 21/50 (2006.01); B63B 39/02 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 21/502 (2013.01) [B63B 39/02 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
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1. A tendon support system comprising:
a flotation assembly comprising:
a first vessel having a first end and a second end;
a second vessel having a first end and a second end;
a first bridge connecting said first and second vessels proximate said first ends;
a second bridge connecting said first and second vessels proximate said second ends; and
a tethering assembly comprising:
first and second harness assemblies releasably connectable to said flotation assembly, each of said harness assemblies including a selectively releasable clamp adapted to receive a tendon section.