Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Expandable floating structure
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Application No.: US15030857Application Date: 2013-10-21
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Publication No.: US09957017B2Publication Date: 2018-05-01
- Inventor: Hsin Chi Su
- Applicant: TMT PTE. LTD.
- Agency: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.
- Agent Robert C. Kowert
- International Application: PCT/SG2013/000454 WO 20131021
- International Announcement: WO2015/060783 WO 20150430
- Main IPC: B63H25/42
- IPC: B63H25/42 ; B63B35/44 ; B63B39/00 ; B63H11/02 ; B63B35/50 ; B63H11/00

Abstract:
The present invention relates broadly to a floating structure and more particular to a floating structure formed by a plurality of modular floating units, a method for forming a floating structure, and a method for stabilising a plurality of modular floating units lined abreast. The method for forming a floating structure comprises providing a plurality of modular floating units including three or more tunnel thrusters; aligning the plurality of modular floating units wherein each of the three or more tunnel thrusters of each of the plurality of modular floating units are aligned to each of a corresponding three or more tunnel thrusters on an adjacent modular floating unit; and operating at least one of the three or more tunnel thrusters of each of the plurality of modular floating units to generate at least one horizontal pillar of water flow, wherein the at least one horizontal pillar of water flow skewers each of the plurality of modular floating units longitudinally through one of the three or more tunnel thrusters thereof.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160272283A1 Expandable Floating Structure Public/Granted day:2016-09-22
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