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Offshore drilling/production platform with a retractable work deck

CA 1312792 C · Owner: Conoco Inc. · Inventors: Folse, Keith A.

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ICR No. 7873, Abstract, An offshore drilling/production platform equipped with a retractable work deck. A light weight work deck constructed of tubular steel with plate steel attachment plates welded thereto. A plurality of variously configured removable panels can be bolted in a configuration that can provide the work surface needed to accomplish the tasks of installing wellhead equipment, inspecting the below deck regions of the platform or performing maintenance on such portions. A plurality of removable and foldable handrail sections are installed about the periphery of the configured work surface. The work deck can be retracted to a position immediately adjacent the lowermost fixed …

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  • Granted January 19, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 19, 2010.
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FiledApril 26, 1989
GrantedJanuary 19, 1993
Term endedJanuary 19, 2010
Patent numberCA 1312792 C
Classification (IPC)B63B35/44 +1 more

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1990199319961999200220052008Application filedApril 26, 1989Patent grantedJan 19, 1993Term endedJan 19, 2010

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